Advocacy Groups Urge UK Home Secretary to Ban Biometric Surveillance
A coalition of civil society organizations has urged the UK Home Secretary to implement safeguards for AI systems in policing, advocating for a complete ban on…
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Australian Survey Sheds Light on Public’s View of FRT
Australians are broadly okay with facial recognition being used by police and healthcare providers, but get squeamish when private tech companies get involved,…
Meta to Pay $1.4B in Texas Biometric Privacy Lawsuit
Meta’s record-breaking settlement in its biometric privacy dispute with the state of Texas has now been revealed: The company has agreed to pay out $1.4…
Wicket’s Biometric Tech to Secure Entire NFL
America’s National Football League is dramatically expanding its use of facial recognition technology provided by Wicket. After a six-stadium pilot last year,…
Dominican Republic Opens Bidding Process for Biometric Passports
Lorenzo David Ramírez Uribe, the Director of Passports for the Dominican Republic, has announced the launch of a bidding process for new electronic or…
NIST Updates PIV Standard, Seeking FIPS 201 Alignment
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its PIV standards to better align with revisions to the Federal Information Processing…
VA Joins SSA in Mandating Login.gov or ID.me for Online Accounts
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that veterans will need to transition to either Login.gov or ID.me for accessing their benefits and…
Rio de Janeiro Gets Face-based Fare Payment, Care of Cognitec
Rio de Janeiro is implementing a face-based fare payment system, and Dresden-based Cognitec Systems has been tapped to provide the biometric technology. The…
ID Talk: Deepfake Deep Dive
This week, ID Talk tackles a very popular (and recurring) topic from recent episodes and our news coverage on FindBiometrics: Deepfakes. We cover a range of…
With Japan’s Support, Vanuata Expands MIDAS Border Program
Vanuatu has successfully deployed a new border management information system, MIDAS, and an eVisa website at Port Vila International Airport. The project is a…