Air Canada Launches Face Biometrics for Passenger ID
By Larisa Redins Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline, has become the first airline in the country to offer customers facial recognition technology for digital identification….
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Iris Biometrics Crypto Project Worldcoin Reportedly Looks for $120M Investment
By Alessandro Mascellino The iris biometric cryptocurrency project known as Worldcoin is looking to sign a lead investor for a $120 million round, at a…
New Stringent Legislation Threatens Data Privacy and Surveillance Protection in Tanzania
By Advox Tanzania’s efforts to implement a legal identity system have been fraught with complications for decades, and the latest initiative that includes compiling mass…
Another Facial Recognition Snafu Leads to False Arrest, Wrongful Imprisonment; ACLU Asks Lawmakers to Ban Police Use
By B.N. Frank Facial recognition and other sources of artificial Intelligence (A.I.) technology can be biased, make errors, and it’s privacy invasive (see 1, 2,…
In 2023 It Will Be Nearly Impossible to Avoid Facial Recognition in the U.S.
By Derrick Broze As more airports in the United States adopt facial recognition technology, the privacy of Americans is once again threatened. In early December,…
TSA Plans Nationwide Rollout Of Biometric Machines For Airport Travelers
By Tyler Durden Traversing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines is already stressful enough at airports. All travelers are screened during the security process by technology…
EU Planning Digital ID Wallet by 2024 Regardless of Challenges
By Alessandro Mascellino The European Union is preparing for the 2024 release of its digital ID wallet, which would enable EU residents to store digital…
UK Report: Police Use Of Live Facial Recognition Unlawful And Unethical
In the beginning, facial recognition technology was embraced as a tool to promote safety and security; in the end, it has provided neither and civil…
Austria Launches Digital ID in the Form of Driver’s Licenses
By Ken Macon Austrians can now generate mobile driving licenses (mDLs) on their smartphones, the federal ministry of Internal Affairs announced. To generate the mDL,…
Attorney General Sues Google Over “indiscriminate collection” of Biometric Data; Compares Company to “Eye of Sauron”
By B.N. Frank Despite warnings – even about national security – data collection is big business in the U.S. and everybody seems to be doing…
VR Headset’s Inward-Facing Cameras “could allow Meta or other companies to emotionally exploit people”
By B.N. Frank Warnings about virtual reality (VR) use are NOT new and it’s not just because users are often exposed to unwanted and sometimes…
Japan Pushing Biometric “My Number” Digital ID to Include Health Insurance Cards, Driver’s Licenses, and More by 2025
By Alessandro Mascellino The Japanese government has unveiled plans to discontinue its current health insurance card system and integrate its functionalities within the My Number…
Brazil to Test Biometric Database for “Election Integrity”
By Ken Macon Some of the voting machines that will be part of the integrity test in Brazil ahead of the general elections will feature…
New Facial Recognition Research Reveals More “really stark” Racial Disparities; Professor Recommends Pausing Its Use
By B.N. Frank Facial recognition technology can be biased, make errors, and it’s privacy invasive (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Opposition to its use…