Year in Review: The Industry Speaks, Part 1 – Surfing the Privacy Wave as Biometrics Surge
The FindBiometrics Year in Review is a massive industry event, collecting the opinions of biometrics industry experts from a wide range of backgrounds. Each…
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ID Talk Podcast: Jumio’s Dean Nicolls on AI, Biometrics and Fighting Fraud
FindBiometrics and Mobile ID World are in the midst of unpacking the results of our 17th annual Year in Review survey. To celebrate this momentous event, ID…
Russian Activists Challenge Moscow’s New Facial Recognition Network
The city of Moscow is already facing its first major legal challenge after launching a city-wide surveillance network on January 1. The network is managed by…
Year in Review: Consensus on Privacy, and Confusion Over Regulation
In today’s tech landscape, the issue of privacy is increasingly in the foreground. Consumers have been grappling with this issue for years as the rise of the…
EU Abandons Temporary Facial Recognition Ban: Report
The European Union is walking back from a temporary ban on the public use of facial recognition, according to a Reuters report. The possibility of a ban was…
P.E.I. Authorities Clarify Use of Facial Recognition Tech
Following concerns expressed by Atlantic Canada’s four provincial privacy commissioners, the P.E.I. government has said it is working toward becoming more…
Facebook Settles BIPA Lawsuit for $550 Million
Three Illinois law firms have reached a record-breaking settlement with Facebook in a class-action lawsuit that concerns the tech giant’s alleged violations of…
Open Letter Urges Executive Oversight Body to Suspend Use of Facial Recognition
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has signed a coalition letter asking the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board (PCLOB) to urge the government to put a…
Privacy Watchdog Uncovers Police Involvement in British Face Recognition Pilot
British privacy advocates are once again calling for greater oversight after exposing the South Yorkshire Police’s involvement in a 2018 facial recognition…
Persona Lands $17.5 Million in Series A Funding
The identity verification startup Persona has pulled in $17.5 million in Series A funding. The money comes primarily from investment firms, most notably Coatue…