By Advox Tanzania’s efforts to implement a legal identity system have been fraught with complications for decades, and the latest initiative that includes compiling mass…
By B.N. Frank Facial recognition and other sources of artificial Intelligence (A.I.) technology can be biased, make errors, and it’s privacy invasive (see 1, 2,…
By Derrick Broze As more airports in the United States adopt facial recognition technology, the privacy of Americans is once again threatened. In early December,…
By Tyler Durden Traversing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines is already stressful enough at airports. All travelers are screened during the security process by technology…
By Alessandro Mascellino The European Union is preparing for the 2024 release of its digital ID wallet, which would enable EU residents to store digital…
In the beginning, facial recognition technology was embraced as a tool to promote safety and security; in the end, it has provided neither and civil…
By Ken Macon Austrians can now generate mobile driving licenses (mDLs) on their smartphones, the federal ministry of Internal Affairs announced. To generate the mDL,…
By B.N. Frank Despite warnings – even about national security – data collection is big business in the U.S. and everybody seems to be doing…
By B.N. Frank Warnings about virtual reality (VR) use are NOT new and it’s not just because users are often exposed to unwanted and sometimes…
By Alessandro Mascellino The Japanese government has unveiled plans to discontinue its current health insurance card system and integrate its functionalities within the My Number…
By Ken Macon Some of the voting machines that will be part of the integrity test in Brazil ahead of the general elections will feature…
By B.N. Frank Facial recognition technology can be biased, make errors, and it’s privacy invasive (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Opposition to its use…
By Ken Macon Norway’s BankID system, which has become a form of digital ID, has launched a new app that is biometrically capable. BankID works…
By Didi Rankovic Australia’s major banks: ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac, are happy with EFTPOS’ payment system known as ConnectID to provide the national digital…