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UK schools introducing biometrics without due care, legal backing, report says
‘The State of Biometrics 2022: A Review of Policy and Practice in UK Education’ is written by Pippa King and Jen Persson for advocacy group defenddigitalme, with a forward written by UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson .. keep reading this report here

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EU committees propose strengthened AI Act tougher on biometric surveillance
European Union committees are weighing in on the AI Act. The EU is seen as the world’s regulatory trendsetter, making...
 
Biometric data must be processed with ‘European values’: EDPS opinion on Data Act
Clarity is needed to ensure special types of highly sensitive data such as biometrics and health information are fully protected...
Buenos Aires planning ambitious decentralized digital identity system with biometrics
The Argentinian capital Buenos Aires is planning to establish a decentralized digital identity platform including biometrics for public and private...
 
New alliances and memberships bring together biometrics, digital ID players
Associations and individual companies in the biometrics and digital identity space, including the Security Industry Association (SIA), Digicampus, the Dutch...
Trust Stamp starts up and Alcatraz AI joins entrepreneurship networks
A pair of biometrics providers have committed to paying it forward, with a nonprofit established by Trust Stamp working with...
 
IIW 2022: A return to the Computer History Museum as decentralized ID hype peaks
After a two year hiatus, the Internet Identity Workshop returned to the Computer History Museum, convening its first in-person event...
Artificial vision with facial recognition gets avid but meager attention
The global market for assistive artificial vision technology is small, funded largely on a shoestring and benefits in no small...
 
Idex Biometrics now a Preferred Partner in Infineon’s Security Partner Network
Norway-based Idex Biometrics has extended its long-standing biometrics collaboration with Germany-based Infineon,  joining its Security Partner Network as a ‘Preferred Partner’...
SecurID, Blink Identity awarded key cybersecurity certificates
SecurID, the identity and access management cloud platform of RSA secured with biometrics and multi-factor authentication, has been approved for use...
 
Nuggets collaborates on metaverse digital identity with tokenized community management system
Collab.Land, a crypto-centered community management system, is partnering with self-sovereign digital identity and payment platform Nuggets to grant control and portability...
Aadhaar officials say no to request for biometrics in Delhi murder investigation
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the federal agency behind the biometric Aadhaar ID number program, told the High...
 
Nigeria upgrades biometric crime database to stem growing insecurity
The Nigerian Police Force wants to improve its techniques of investigating and tracking criminals as well as locating the sites...
UK schools introducing biometrics without due care, legal backing, report says
Forcing children to use biometrics to prove their eligibility for the ‘Free School Meals’ program violates a legal restriction on...
 
Feedback for EU digital wallets as Switzerland explores digital ID ecosystem
The EU is continuing to progress towards its goal of not just digital ID but a digital wallet for all...
  Apple, Google, Microsoft increase FIDO, W3C support to widen passwordless sign-in
  Chastened IRS plays down biometrics for taxpayers, starts service for tax preparers
  Face biometrics accuracy over time boosted by adaptive reference gallery: EAB webinar
  MOSIP partners with BixeLab for global biometric device certification framework
  Voice biometrics to reach $21B; Pindrop, PowerVoice pursue new partnerships
  Concerns about SIM registration with biometrics are genuine, digital rights activists argue
Events and Webinars
How to prevent fraud using AI-biometrics?
  May 17, 2022 - May 17, 2022
How to prevent fraud using AI-biometrics? EAB virtual lunch talk May 17, 2022 at 12:30-1:30pm CEST The European Association for...
IFSEC International
  May 17, 2022 - May 19, 2022
IFSEC International ExCel London May 17 – 19, 2022 IFSEC International, Europe’s leading integrated security event, is getting ready to...
Secure ID Forum
  May 24, 2022 - May 26, 2022
Secure Identification 2021 Riga, Latvia May 24 – 26, 2022 SECURE ID FORUM will gather in Riga decision makers and...
Showcase Australia 2022
  May 25, 2022 - May 25, 2022
Showcase Australia 2022 Canberra May 25, 2022 Showcase Australia provides a unique and effective platform to connect biometric users from...
Africa Pay & ID Expo
  May 26, 2022 - May 28, 2022
Africa Pay & ID Expo Marrakesh, Morocco May 26 – 28, 2022 The COVID-19 Crisis has clearly demonstrated the need...
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