Police Circumvent FRT Bans by Asking Neighbors for Help
Police in major US cities have found a way to bypass bans on facial recognition technology by requesting help from neighboring towns with fewer restrictions.…
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Illinois Legislature Passes Milestone Biometric Privacy Amendment
SB2979 has passed Illinois’ House of Representatives, clearing the way for it to be signed into law. The bill is designed to significantly reduce certain…
Socure Teams Up with Online Notarization Specialist Proof
Two major names in identity assurance tech have teamed up: Proof and Socure are combining their technologies to better help businesses fight the threat of…
Philippines House Passes Bill to Register Foreign Voters
The Philippines House of Representatives has passed House Bill No. 10178, amending the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 to allow online registration and…
Idiap Researchers Take Physics-inspired Approach to Face Generation
New research from the Idiap Research Institute’s Biometrics Security and Privacy group offers a novel and effective approach to synthetic face dataset…
Irish Human Rights Body Weighs in on Police FRT Bill
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has weighed in on proposed legislation that would allow the country’s national police, the Garda, to use facial…
Judge Dismisses Biometrics Lawsuit Against Madison Square Gardens
A recent New York court decision highlights the ongoing legal complexities surrounding the use of biometric technology by private businesses. It stems from a…
Thai Project Collects Biometric Data of Myanmar Exiles
Thailand is piloting a biometric data collection program aimed at Myanmar nationals and stateless individuals, and designed primarily to streamline the…
Walmart Hit with Another Time Clock BIPA Lawsuit
Walmart has been hit by another Biometric Information Privacy Act lawsuit. The company is accused of running afoul of Illinois’ biometric privacy law through…
Met Police Accessed Controversial Face Search Site, Documents Reveal
London’s Metropolitan Police are facing privacy concerns after a Freedom of Information request exposed that officers accessed the controversial facial…