All posts tagged "privacy"
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India’s latest data protection bill provokes fresh privacy concerns
A controversial new data protection bill, which sets out rules for use of personal data by private firms and the government, has been tabled in India. Minister of electronics and
- Posted August 8, 2023
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US digital identity bill passes through to Senate
An interagency task force whose job would be to support “reliable, interoperable digital identity verification in the public and private sectors” could be established by the US federal government after
- Posted April 6, 2023
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ChatGPT fails prestigious Indian civil service test; US works to streamline citizen experience: policy & delivery news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. AI chatbot fails Indian civil service examination The controversial AI service ChatGPT has reportedly
- Posted March 9, 2023
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Indian government to activate digital ID at birth
The Indian government is working to expand its ‘Aadhaar’ digital ID scheme by assigning unique identification numbers to citizens at the time their birth is registered. Sixteen states in India
- Posted November 21, 2022
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Indian government urged to prioritise privacy as it embarks on data-sharing plan
Law and privacy experts have called on the Indian government to implement a data protection policy before moving ahead with data-sharing plans that would monetise public sector data. A draft
- Posted March 8, 2022
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Hate and hate speech on the internet – how AI can help recognise dangers early
Hate and hate speech on the internet is noticeably increasing. At the same time, the number of politically motivated acts of violence is on the rise. Are there connections between
- Posted February 23, 2022
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Identity certainty: How biometrics can help secure public services
As many governments’ services move online, secure, convenient and useable verification is key to ensuring services are accessed by – and provided for – the right citizens. This is where
- Posted January 28, 2022
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Biometric Authentication For Dummies: All You Need To Know
The conversation around biometrics can be a complex one, taking in face verification, fingerprint and iris scans, voice recognition, and various other alternatives. For people new to the space, it’s
- Posted November 10, 2021
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Dutch tax office falls foul of GDPR rules
The Dutch tax office breached privacy rules for seven years by holding data on more than a quarter of a million citizens in a list of possible fraudsters, a data
- Posted November 2, 2021
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UK makes bid to become global AI superpower
The UK has laid out its first strategy for becoming a world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) in order to meet increasing competition in the field from around the world.
- Posted September 23, 2021