Five Eyes biometric data sharing increases by over 100X with little transparency
A network for sharing biometrics, demographics and other data about visitors, migrants and other travelers has ballooned in scope and…
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Germany beefs up border security ahead of UEFA Championship
Germany has been ramping up security measures such as border checks and CCTV surveillance in preparation UEFA European Football Championship…
UK Peers slam Ofcom refusal to require biometric age estimation for under-13s
Ofcom’s draft Children’s Safety Code of Practice will leave millions of young people exposed to online harms the legislation behind…
CFIT forms coalition to combat economic crime through enhanced verification methods
The Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology (CFIT) is forming a new coalition aimed at combating economic crime through enhanced…
UK could ban Hikvision CCTV cameras amid surging sales and security concerns
Chinese CCTV firm Hikvision could soon be banned from selling its products as former conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith…
Amazon facial recognition used in Russia despite sanctions, says former employee
Amazon has supplied facial recognition technology to Russia despite UK sanctions on the country imposed after it invaded Ukraine, a…
As UK sets date for general elections, criticism piles on voter ID requirement
The UK’s first national election to require a photo ID document has finally set its date to July 4th. But…
Getlink confident in biometric border check readiness for October 2024
In light of impending border checks set to be implemented in October, Getlink, the operator of the Channel Tunnel, has…
Age assurance legislation proves contentious and confusing to advocates
Efforts by governments around the anglosphere to put age assurance barriers between children and age-restricted content are not sufficiently targeted…
Age verification comes to social media as age of unregulated use nears an end
If trends continue, social media is set to follow in the path of cigarettes: an activity benefitting early from lax…
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