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Future Of Air Travel? No Passport Or ID Card Will Soon Be Required At This Airport
By 2025, the airport will be equipped with cutting-edge biometric sensors at every identification checkpoint, from arrival to departure.
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France Is Using AI Surveillance Systems To Secure Paris Olympics
The AI system does not collect biometric data, but instead recognises individuals in crowds using unique identification. The algorithm captures and processes the unique physiology of persons and identifies behavior that is suspicious.
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Meta To Pay $1.4 Billion To Settle Texas Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Data
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state's lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent.
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Sam Altman's Worldcoin Ordered To Stop Data-Collection In Portugal
Portugal's data regulator has ordered Sam Altman's iris-scanning project Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data in Portugal for 90 days, the regulator said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Spain Bans Worldcoin Project Over Sensitive Data Collection Concerns: Details
This week, Spain became the latest nation to ban Sam Altman’s ambitious project from collecting personal data and biometrics of Spanish citizens. The project has been warned against collecting anymore data and also against using the already obtained information.
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"Won't Collect Biometric Data Of Myanmar, Bangladesh Refugees": Mizoram Chief Minister
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday said his government will not collect biometric details of Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees.
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Protect Your Aadhaar Card: Step-by-Step Guide To Locking It Online
When you lock your Aadhar card, it secures your biometric data and other personal information, preventing unauthorised individuals from misusing your Aadhar card.
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X Plans To Collect Users' Biometric Data, Along With Education And Job History: Report
As of now, biometrics are for premium users and they will be given an option to submit their government ID and an image in order to add a verification layer.
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Manipur's Big Move On Illegal Immigrants From Myanmar Amid Ethnic Clashes
The Manipur government has started capturing biometric data of illegal immigrants from Myanmar living in the ethnic violence-hit state, the state government said in a statement today.
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Coinbase Sued for Alleged Unauthorised Collection of Users’ Biometrics Data: Details
Coinbase is being sued by plaintiff Michael Massel for allegedly trespassing the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and unlawfully collecting users’ biometrics data. The suit alleges that the exchange uses this biometrics data to enhance its ‘app-based’ online platform’s usage and working.
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Digi Yatra Data Stored on Passenger Devices and Not in Centralised Storage, Minister Says
Digi Yatra, the biometric boarding system using facial recognition technology (FRT) has no central storage of passengers' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). The data is stored in the passenger's own phone in the Digi Yatra secure wallet, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M...
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Apple's Third Generation Pencil May Feature Sensor to Copy Texture, Colour From Surfaces: Report
Apple has reportedly filed a patent application with US Patent and Trademark Office that corresponds to a sensor technology that could be used on the company's next generation Apple Pencil, which will allow it to detect and copy colour and texture of an object's surface. This data could also be shared with a laptop wirelessly and used on drawing so...
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Facial Recognition Technology, Smart Glasses Outlawed in Italy, Except for Fighting Crime
Italy on Monday prohibited the use of facial recognition and 'smart glasses'. The country's privacy watchdog has stated that facial recognition systems using biometric data will not be allowed in Italy until a specific law is adopted or at least until the end of next year, and exceptions will only be allowed for technologies that play a role in jud...
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Texas Sues Google For Allegedly Collecting Data Without Consent
Texas has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet's Google for allegedly collecting biometric data of millions of Texans without obtaining proper consent, the attorney general's office said in a statement on Thursday.
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UIDAI to Prompt Aadhaar Card Holders to Update Biometrics Once Every 10 Years, Says Official
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will encourage people to voluntarily update their biometric data every 10 years. This could drive people to update their Aadhaar over time. Aadhaar card holders above the age of 70 years will be excluded from this. At present, children aged between five and 15 years are required to update their biome...
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Future Of Air Travel? No Passport Or ID Card Will Soon Be Required At This Airport
By 2025, the airport will be equipped with cutting-edge biometric sensors at every identification checkpoint, from arrival to departure.
-
France Is Using AI Surveillance Systems To Secure Paris Olympics
The AI system does not collect biometric data, but instead recognises individuals in crowds using unique identification. The algorithm captures and processes the unique physiology of persons and identifies behavior that is suspicious.
-
Meta To Pay $1.4 Billion To Settle Texas Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition Data
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state's lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent.
-
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Ordered To Stop Data-Collection In Portugal
Portugal's data regulator has ordered Sam Altman's iris-scanning project Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data in Portugal for 90 days, the regulator said in a statement on Tuesday.
-
Spain Bans Worldcoin Project Over Sensitive Data Collection Concerns: Details
This week, Spain became the latest nation to ban Sam Altman’s ambitious project from collecting personal data and biometrics of Spanish citizens. The project has been warned against collecting anymore data and also against using the already obtained information.
-
"Won't Collect Biometric Data Of Myanmar, Bangladesh Refugees": Mizoram Chief Minister
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Thursday said his government will not collect biometric details of Myanmar and Bangladesh refugees.
-
Protect Your Aadhaar Card: Step-by-Step Guide To Locking It Online
When you lock your Aadhar card, it secures your biometric data and other personal information, preventing unauthorised individuals from misusing your Aadhar card.
-
X Plans To Collect Users' Biometric Data, Along With Education And Job History: Report
As of now, biometrics are for premium users and they will be given an option to submit their government ID and an image in order to add a verification layer.
-
Manipur's Big Move On Illegal Immigrants From Myanmar Amid Ethnic Clashes
The Manipur government has started capturing biometric data of illegal immigrants from Myanmar living in the ethnic violence-hit state, the state government said in a statement today.
-
Coinbase Sued for Alleged Unauthorised Collection of Users’ Biometrics Data: Details
Coinbase is being sued by plaintiff Michael Massel for allegedly trespassing the Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and unlawfully collecting users’ biometrics data. The suit alleges that the exchange uses this biometrics data to enhance its ‘app-based’ online platform’s usage and working.
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Digi Yatra Data Stored on Passenger Devices and Not in Centralised Storage, Minister Says
Digi Yatra, the biometric boarding system using facial recognition technology (FRT) has no central storage of passengers' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). The data is stored in the passenger's own phone in the Digi Yatra secure wallet, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M...
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Apple's Third Generation Pencil May Feature Sensor to Copy Texture, Colour From Surfaces: Report
Apple has reportedly filed a patent application with US Patent and Trademark Office that corresponds to a sensor technology that could be used on the company's next generation Apple Pencil, which will allow it to detect and copy colour and texture of an object's surface. This data could also be shared with a laptop wirelessly and used on drawing so...
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Facial Recognition Technology, Smart Glasses Outlawed in Italy, Except for Fighting Crime
Italy on Monday prohibited the use of facial recognition and 'smart glasses'. The country's privacy watchdog has stated that facial recognition systems using biometric data will not be allowed in Italy until a specific law is adopted or at least until the end of next year, and exceptions will only be allowed for technologies that play a role in jud...
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Texas Sues Google For Allegedly Collecting Data Without Consent
Texas has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet's Google for allegedly collecting biometric data of millions of Texans without obtaining proper consent, the attorney general's office said in a statement on Thursday.
-
UIDAI to Prompt Aadhaar Card Holders to Update Biometrics Once Every 10 Years, Says Official
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will encourage people to voluntarily update their biometric data every 10 years. This could drive people to update their Aadhaar over time. Aadhaar card holders above the age of 70 years will be excluded from this. At present, children aged between five and 15 years are required to update their biome...
