New York State suspends school biometric surveillance
Deciding that the use of facial recognition in schools it too risky — at least politically — New York Governor…
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Malaysian ministry prioritizes security for biometric national digital ID initiative
Malaysian citizens’ data privacy and security will be a main government focus in the implementation of the country’s biometric National…
China signals serious intent to regulate facial recognition and other biometrics
A Chinese government spokesperson is emphasizing the need for sensitive data like biometrics to be collected and used only for…
Clearview AI to face consolidated biometric data privacy suit in Illinois in partial victory
Clearview AI is facing a multidistrict data privacy suit over its sale of biometric services in Illinois, after having its…
Facial recognition legislation rolls on in New Orleans and Oakland, Boston Celtics players urge passage
New Orleans City Council has passed a ban on the use of facial recognition by police and other local agencies,…
Hoping for better laws, a facial recognition primer for Congress is published
Assuming that informed electors make the best decisions, a major R&D nonprofit has published a crash course on face biometrics,…
Dutch grocer thinks loophole makes face biometrics legal in its store
A year after shutting off its facial recognition system under regulatory pressure, a Dutch supermarket wants to plug it back…
Suprema biometric access control platform achieves data security and privacy certifications
Suprema has announced certification to the ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 data security standards for its BioStar 2 biometric access control…
EU agency pushing for research into how AI will affect fundamental human rights
In a world awash in new authoritarian sentiment, it is notable that the European Union has published a lengthy report…
DHS must table self-serving biometrics report — EPIC
A First Amendment advocacy group has strongly criticized a new Homeland Security report for ignoring the price Americans might pay…
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