Privacy is important, but concerns about the issue are a major obstacle for the biometrics industry. That seems to be the takeaway from FindBiometrics’ latest Year in Review survey, so […]

Privacy advocates are already pushing back against South Africa’s proposed biometric registration plan. Under the new policy, the government would collect fingerprint and facial biometrics for every child born in […]

Dongguan city has suspended its use of facial recognition in public restrooms. The city had been using facial recognition to limit the amount of toilet paper that visitors could take […]

Onfido has found more evidence to suggest that people are increasingly relying on digital services during the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, the company has shared the results of a […]

The United States government is reportedly considering a ban against Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, over what some security experts say are valid fears regarding user privacy and the security […]

Embattled facial recognition startup Clearview AI is yet again the subject of scrutiny following reports that a security officer from an outside firm gained access to a cloud repository containing […]

The Western Australian (WA) government has introduced legislation that will allow it to begin sharing citizen’s driver’s license information with the National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution (NDLFRS), Australia’s national […]

The Home Office of the United Kingdom has announced that the U.K. is joining China’s FaceR2VM project, which aims to develop facial recognition technology to be able to identify people […]

A leaked report obtained by The Intercept reveals that the European Union is looking to create a massive network of national police facial recognition databases. The report, which was obtained […]