Chinese ride-hailing app Didi has been fined $1.2 billion by state regulators for data privacy and security violations, complicating Western political narratives that have led to warnings about China-made apps […]

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has officially launched an investigation into Bunnings and Kmart Australia. In doing so, the agency is following up on a recommendation from […]

The Biometrics Institute has published its 13th annual Industry Survey, which polls industry stakeholders to gain a better sense of current and future trends. This year’s survey underscored the importance […]

Myanmar’s junta government is working on deploying China-made biometric surveillance systems in multiple cities, according to a new Reuters report. Citing multiple anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, Reuters […]

While virtually every biometrics vendor now agrees on the importance of standards-based, third party testing, Oosto is seeking to clarify some of the shortcomings of one of the most respected […]

A multi-partisan group of British lawmakers is pushing the government to blacklist camera equipment from Hikvision and Dahua. The group is made up of 67 MPs and Lords from across […]

Mastercard and Visa are using facial recognition technology whose algorithm is sourced from SenseTime, one of the Chinese AI firms that have been blacklisted by the US government, according to […]

US lawmakers are suggesting that there is an even greater need for a biometric data protection bill in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. […]

Indian Railways is getting ready to deploy a massive surveillance network at the country’s railway stations. The first phase of the project will be completed in time for the beginning […]

Just weeks after ordering state-controlled banks to hand over their customers’ biometric data, Russia’s government is now working to pass a law allowing them to do so. According to a […]