Liberian Election Officials’ Suspicious Biometrics Dealings Draw Washington’s Attention
[Update 09/13/22: The US Embassy in Monrovia is now formally denying having sent a diplomatic note to Liberia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting a sample…
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Myanmar’s Junta Is Pursuing Biometric Surveillance – and So Was Its Democratic Predecessor
Myanmar’s junta government is working on deploying China-made biometric surveillance systems in multiple cities, according to a new Reuters report. Citing…
UK Lawmakers Call for Ban on Hikvision and Dahua Tech
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…
Lawmakers Warn End of Roe v. Wade Poses Threat to Biometric Data Privacy
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…
DHS Border Framework Pushes Europe to Share Citizens’ Biometric Data
The UK is reportedly prepared to give US border authorities unfettered access to its own police databases. The decision reflects changing border policies for…
Alleged Trump Conspirator Says FBI ‘Forced’ Biometric iPhone Unlock
Mobile biometrics could play a high-profile role in the widening investigation into former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020…
Are Democrats and Republicans That Far Apart on Facial Recognition? It Depends Who’s in the White House
With privacy and government surveillance being increasingly salient issues in the discussion around biometric technologies, industry stakeholders may be…
Facial Recognition Aids Authorities’ Mass Arrests On Russia Day
The Russian government continues to provide ammunition for Western critics of facial recognition technology, this time by using it to arrest scores of…
Canadian Provincial Party Pushes Back Against Biometric Digital ID Plan
The right-wing Ontario Party is trying to prevent the release of digital IDs in the province. To that end, the Party’s leadership are hoping to collect 20,000…
Prominent Senators Urge DHS to Drop Border Biometrics Expansion
A group of prominent senators have issued an open letter urging the Department of Homeland Security to back away from its plans to escalate the collection of…