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Keyless's Biometric Tech to Improve Privacy, Account Recovery and User ExperiencePing Identity will acquire Keyless to expand passwordless authentication to frontline workers who lack access to smartphones. The deal gives Ping deepfake-resistant, privacy-first biometrics that don't store user templates on servers, easing identity verification and account recovery.

Senate HELP Committee Chair Seeks to Secure Data in Smart Watches, Health AppsSen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a physician and chair of the Senate health committee, has proposed legislation that aims to create parallel HIPAA-like privacy protections to more types of health data - such as data collected by consumer wearable devices and health apps - not currently covered under HIPAA.

DHS Plans to Expand SAVE Database Use Raise Privacy, Accuracy and Security ConcernsA Department of Homeland Security move to broaden an immigration verification database into a voter verification tool could expose sensitive information to security threats. Critics caution it accelerates a pattern of data being repurposed by the Trump administration for surveillance.

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a cyberattack on IT systems supplier Miljödata that exposed data belonging to 1.5 million people. [...]