Speed Read

A Grand Bargain On Data Privacy Legislation For America (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, Jan 14, 2019)
Congress should repeal and replace existing federal privacy laws with a common set of protections. We need comprehensive data privacy legislation that preempts state laws, improves transparency requirements, strengthens enforcement, and establishes a clear set of data privacy rights for Americans based on the sensitivity of the data and the context in which it is collected.
 

Technavio Expects 15% Growth In Biometrics Market (Technavio, Jan 08, 2019)
A key factor driving the growth of the market is the increasing need for surveillance and security. Rising concerns about terrorism, the surge in criminal activities, and other security threats globally have raised the need for advanced security solutions.
 

Paying Users For Their Data Would Exacerbate Digital Inequality (Center for Data Innovation, Jan 11, 2019)
Writing ever more complicated and intrusive regulations rules about data processing and data use has become the new fad in policymaking. Many are lending an ear to tempting yet ill-advised proposals to treat personal data as traditional finite resource.
 

The False SCMP Story On Hikvision NYC AI (IPVM, Jan 15, 2019)
In the past week, one of Asia's largest publications, the South China Morning Post (SCMP), posted an article about "Chinese [facial recognition] technology" (i.e. Hikvision) being used by the NY city police department. The problem is - the story is false.
 

5 Reasons to Become GDPR Compliant When You Don’t Have To (Security Boulevard, Jan 14, 2019)
Even if your company is not required to follow GDPR, implementing security measures to comply with the regulations is a still smart business move.
 

Science: AI-Controlled Checks To Spice Up Safety And Velocity Up Visitors At EU Borders [Report] (Info Sur Hoy, Jan 14, 2019)
The EU-funded iBorderCtrl project is developing a two-stage procedure designed to speed up land border crossings and at the same time improve security using a combination of state-of-the-art technologies.
 

Face ID, Touch ID Unlocks Can't Be Compelled By Law Enforcement, Rules Federal Judge (Apple Insider, Jan 14, 2019)
The police cannot force a person to unlock their iPhone with Face ID or Touch ID, a U.S. federal judge has ruled, a move that effectively provides users the same protection for the biometric security for their devices as previously afforded to passcodes.
 

‘Biometric Authentication Of Bank Accounts To Help Curb Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing’ (TheNews.com.pk, Jan 15, 2019)
Pakistani Prime Minister’s Advisor on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr Ishrat Husain on Monday said biometric verification of all bank accounts will help improve control of financial crime, as banks can weed out potentially risky customers from their books very effectively.
 

The Facebook 10 Year Challenge And Facial Recognition: Was This A Clever Ploy to Get Users to Categorise Data? (The Fintech Times, Jan 14, 2019)
Your data is only as good as the training the machine learning programs receive. Thus it only seems natural that the Facebook “10 Year Challenge” that has been extremely popular over the last few days, could actually be a viral ploy to get users to categorise data showing how their facial features changed over ten years.


Member News & Views

Gemalto Awarded Uganda’s New e-Immigration Solution With Fast-Track Border Crossing eKiosks At Entebbe Airport (Gemalto, Jan 14, 2019)
Gemalto, in cooperation with local partner SCINTL, has been awarded the contract for the supply of a Border Management System (BMS) including airport self-service eKiosks at Entebbe, creating a faster and more convenient border-crossing experience for travelers and strengthening homeland security.


Events

connect:ID 2019, Washington, DC (April 29 - May 1, 2019) (IBIA, Apr 29, 2019)
connect:ID is an innovative international conference and free global exhibition that focus on identity technologies and their management in both the physical and digital worlds. Its mission is to showcase the potential of next-generation identity solutions, and to highlight how disruptive technology and policy decisions are driving much needed change.

 

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