Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s ...

Tracking practices must comply with the principles of proportionality, necessity, and data minimization, according to ...

The agency said it needs vendors with an algorithm that can handle a database consisting of more than 1 billion records.

As digital transactions become more common, protecting personal identity data has become increasingly important. Aadhaar ...

Cloud rollout by a global development and management consulting firm enables thousands of Kenyan health facilities to access ...

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NYC Health and Hospitals disclosed that hackers stole medical records, personal data, and biometric information including fingerprints from at least 1.8 million people. The breach, which lasted from ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local lawmakers held a hearing on a proposed ban of businesses using biometric data collection on Wednesday. The bill would prohibit retailers like Wegmans from collecting ...

A deal between Europe and the US could lead to unprecedented access by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – which operates US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – to the biometric ...

Advances in generative AI have changed the economics of impersonation. Attackers no longer need to steal credentials or compromise infrastructure; they can simply pretend to be the user. Synthetic ...

Every time you create a new online account, you’re handing over personal data to a server you’ll never control. Since an average person can have hundreds of online accounts on different services, that ...

On April 30, 2026, Erie County enacted a new privacy law, the Biometrics Transparency and Privacy Act (the Act), which significantly restricts how commercial ...