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UK Hits Clearview With £7.5 Million Fine

June 6, 2022

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has handed down its final judgment in its investigation of Clearview AI. The privacy watchdog had threatened Clearview with a £17 million […]

North Ayrshire Suspends Controversial In-school Face Payments Program

October 26, 2021

The North Ayrshire Council is already suspending a new face-based payments system in response to pressure from British authorities and privacy advocates. The system went live last week at nine […]

US Senators Ask TikTok to Explain Biometric Data Collection Policy

August 20, 2021

A pair of US Senators have penned an open letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to express their concerns about the company’s data collection practices. The letter specifically asks […]

Alberta Privacy Commissioner Takes Issue With Face-based Identification Systems

August 4, 2021

The Alberta Privacy Commissioner has completed its investigation of the Babylon Health App, concluding that the app violates the province’s Health Information Act (HIA) and Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) […]

European Watchdogs Push for Stricter Facial Recognition Ban

June 21, 2021

A pair of European privacy watchdogs have argued that a recent policy proposal from the European Commission does not do enough to prevent the unethical use of facial recognition technology […]

UK Regulator Determines Onfido’s Anti-Bias Biometrics Research is in Public Interest

November 11, 2020

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its final report for the Regulatory Sandbox project with Onfido. The digital identity specialist entered the Sandbox in the summer of 2019 […]

Vatican Joins Calls for Facial Recognition Regulation

March 4, 2020

Joining forces with tech giants IBM and Microsoft, the Vatican has added its voice to those calling for the regulation of facial recognition technologies while also stressing the importance of […]

EU White Paper on AI Clarifies Regulatory Approach

March 2, 2020

The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, has released a report outlining its plans to regulate the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, adding to and expanding on the Commission’s aims to […]

Microsoft Refuses to Sell Facial Recognition Tech for Mass Surveillance

September 17, 2019

Microsoft is doubling down on its commitment to the ethical use of facial recognition. The company previously refused to sell facial recognition technology to a California law enforcement agency, and […]

Sweden’s First GDPR Fine Triggered by Facial Recognition in School

August 27, 2019

A seemingly innocuous test of a biometric attendance tracking system has resulted in Sweden’s first GDPR fine. The fine of 200,000 Swedish Krona was applied by the Swedish Data Protection […]

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