Trans-Atlantic biometrics regulation initiative names new co-rapporteur
A joint European-U.S. legal project focused on creating guidelines for biometric technology regulation has named a new collaborative leader. The…
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Reimagined UK digital ID, wallet proposed by Labour think-tank
The UK government is considering a proposal to issue a national smartphone-based verifiable digital identity credential to every adult in…
DSIT seeks firm for ‘independent assurance’ to improve DIATF certification scheme
The UK Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has issued a tender for an organization to assist third-party conformity…
UK police ask for more funds as it expands facial recognition use
UK’s police chiefs have asked the government to commit £220 million (US$296 million) annually for the next three years to…
Ada Lovelace Institute questions legality of facial recognition in UK
Deployments of biometric technologies, such as facial recognition and emotion recognition, may not be lawful in the UK, according to…
Biometric Update Podcast connects with ADVP
In this episode of the Biometric Update Podcast, host Joel McConvey talks to representatives from the Association of Document Verification…
Clearview AI data harvesting not protected speech, says California appeals court
Clearview AI continues to slog through a quagmire of legal issues in the U.S., UK and Canada. In California, an…
Asda supermarket chain faces legal complaint over facial recognition
Asda is facing a legal complaint over its use of live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in its supermarkets. The legal…
EU moves closer to EES biometric border rollout
The EU has made another step towards introducing its biometric border system. The exact date of the introduction of the…
Statistics favor UK’s digital business ID but the country is lagging: Umazi
Setting up a business in the UK is a “hidden nightmare,” according to a new survey of small and medium…
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