Online privacy bill requiring informed consent for biometrics use proposed in U.S. Senate
A digital privacy bill has been introduced into the U.S. Senate which would require businesses to obtain permission from citizens…
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Facial recognition arriving in Seattle and Delhi airports, Iberia mobile app, Sita talks biometric data sharing
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will join the ranks of Biometric Exit points under U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) traveller facial…
Senate deepfake bill introduced after House passes companion legislation
The bipartisan Senate version of legislation passed out of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in late September…
Biometrics checks expand at Southwest U.S. border and Seattle Port as EFF seeks data collection info
Biometric facial recognition has been introduced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the El Paso Port of Entry…
European interest in facial recognition and other Chinese tech balances U.S. absence at Shenzhen event
A record 44 delegations from countries including Russia, Iran, Hungary, Austria, Sweden were present this year at China’s Hi-Tech Fair…
Police facial recognition ruling appealed in Wales, ban delayed in Portland, trial halt requested in Macau
Pushback against facial recognition use by police sits at various stages in countries around the world this week. A Welsh…
Restrictions on biometrics by New Jersey agencies, police banned under proposed legislation
A bill introduced this week in the New Jersey State Senate would ban New Jersey government agencies, law enforcement, and…
More legislation to restrict biometric facial recognition introduced as protesters scan faces
A coincidence, perhaps? In Washington, D.C. last week, on the same day Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mike Lee’s (R-Utah)…
Portland and Denver consider bans on municipal agency use of facial recognition
Portland’s data governance workgroup has published a draft of an ordinance which would prohibit local government agencies from using biometric…
U.S. Navy to save millions in paper costs with biometric signatures for recruitment forms
The U.S. Navy has begun using fingerprint biometrics to fill out the form of new recruits to the service, and…
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