APRA Changes Provoke Criticism Ahead of Committee Markup
The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) is set to be introduced in the House of Representatives, but recent revisions to the bill have sparked criticism from…
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Red Rocks Amphitheatre Ditches Plans for Amazon Palm One Authentication
Administrators seems to have abandoned their plans to install Amazon’s palm recognition technology at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. As GeekWire…
Privacy Activists Hope IRS Policy Shift Will Lead to Facial Recognition Legislation
Privacy advocates are hoping that their recent victory over the IRS will mark a shift in the ongoing battle over facial recognition. The IRS had originally…
Indian Privacy Advocates Push for Stricter Facial Recognition Guidelines
Indian privacy advocates are once again pushing back against the country’s expanding facial recognition network, and are asking legislators to create clearer…
Indian State’s Surveillance System for Women in ‘Distress’ Prompts Pushback
Indian privacy advocates are pushing back after police in the Uttar Pradesh capital city of Lucknow announced that they will be using facial recognition to…
EFF Quiz Asks: Which Government Agencies Have Access to Your Face
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is trying to make Americans more aware of the encroaching reach of facial recognition, inviting people to take a quiz…
EU Planning Shared Network of Face Biometrics Databases
A leaked report obtained by The Intercept reveals that the European Union is looking to create a massive network of national police facial recognition…
Biometric Surveillance Specialist to Bring Face Scanning to London Stadium
Israel-based AnyVision says it’s bringing biometric entry to a sports stadium in London this summer, but it’s not saying which one. As the Evening Standard…