UK to veer away from GDPR in hope of global data-based opportunities
The UK plans to move away from the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which it adopted before Brexit, with…
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A few governments write accountability policies to guide AI, biometrics
In an encouraging development, government officials are crafting accountability policies for the creation and use of algorithms, including those that…
World Bank official proposes digital identity steps to drive inclusion in West, Central Africa
The World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, says the continent has strong digital growth potential,…
Calls against use of live facial recognition tech in Britain grow, Parliament petitioned
The use of Live Facial Recognition Technology (LFRT) by police and private companies in parts of the United Kingdom, as…
Beijing reasserting control of businesses through new privacy law. Is it just PR?
Having amassed through deregulation as much economic power as it has ever had, the Chinese Communist Party is re-regulating businesses….
Education and science group: Proctoring industry should straighten up
A prominent computing society has issued guidelines — although not standards — for the remote-test industry, including in schools. The…
Finance regulatory norms are changing in India. Can banks keep up?
By Ayesha Kapoor, Product Marketing Specialist at IDcentral. India ranks as one of the top two countries in the world in…
UK Biometrics Commissioner: Hikvision in social control surveillance joint enterprise with Chinese State
Hikvision is contracted for 21 years for joint enterprises with the Chinese State on social control projects in Xinjiang Autonomous…
TikTok draws the ire of senators for collecting biometrics
Not so fast, a pair of U.S. Senators are telling TikTok executives. The video-first social media service has begun collecting…
China, of all nations, now a leader in private biometric curbs. But for how long?
With a decision handed down late last month, China’s Supreme People’s Court appears to have put the autocratic nation ahead…
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