The controversial rise of biometric technology among the displaced
Keeping migrants' biometrics safe requires refugee agencies comply with strict principles around data protection. Critics fear they're not.
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Campaigners lodge complaint over retail chain’s ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition
Big Brother Watch urges ICO to take action against systems that identify shoppers without their permission.
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New rules on biometrics ‘urgently needed’ to protect public, review finds
UK law on biometrics is 'fragmented, confused and failing to keep pace with technological advances', Ryder Review warns.
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Mastercard launches pay-by-face, but consumers are still wary of handing over biometric data
Mastercard is the latest company to turn to biometrics. But consumers aren't keen to share information.
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Amazon lawsuits could dictate the future of biometric data
Amazon executives are facing legal action over the company's use of biometric data. The tech industry will be watching closely.
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Regulators are struggling to keep up with biometrics
A case against McDonald’s in the US has exposed a fragile legal framework on biometric data acquisition.
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Biometrics Commissioner to Met Police: No, I Don’t “Support” Live Facial Recognition
"In that document they claim that I ‘supported the concept of LFR’".
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Met Police Rolls Out Live Facial Recognition – Information Commissioner Gives Blessing
Huge questions remain, not least who's the "appropriate arbitrator of proportionality"?
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