Western nations not as focused on offensive/defensive use of face biometrics
Spies of the Western democracies are being hemmed in by adversaries’ biometric surveillance while their governments are being outspent and…
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Mass biometric surveillance in the EU: private sector opportunity or tightening restrictions?
The Council of the EU intends to simplify rules around the use of mass biometric surveillance by law enforcement and…
Due process questions dominate proposed biometrics law and state supreme court cases
Privacy advocates are focusing on proposed state-wide biometrics restrictions in Massachusetts and a Michigan Supreme Court case specifically dealing with…
Incoming German gov backs EU ban on AI public facial recognition, social scoring
The coalition formed by the recent general election in Germany is to add its weight to EU proposals to ban…
ACLU chapter wants answers on student-monitoring apps in NYC schools
New York human rights advocates have a lot of questions for New York City’s public schools, and they involve 500,000…
AI ethics keeps getting more complex and surprising
Talk about international curbs on face biometrics typically ignore two massive areas — China and Africa. As China continues to…
Controversial Indian health records reach 140M registrations, 96 percent linked to Aadhaar
The controversial scheme to give everyone an India a Unique Health ID (UHID) has continued apace with 140 million people…
US is consistent but confused when asked for views on biometrics use
New research on Americans’ perception of biometrics use in general looks good for vendors of the technology, but it also…
Virtual landgrab and digital opiate for the masses – monetizing the metaverse
Nobody seems very excited about the metaverse, but also nobody seems to know what it is. This is not stopping…
Bosses like to watch. Workers being biometrically surveilled want to walk
The same problems causing friction for users of AI-based proctoring software are plaguing employees who are subject to surveillance as…
