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A person uses a fingerprint scanner. States are looking to put guardrails around the unchecked collection of biometric data. (Getty Images)

What is biometric data? States, FTC have new ideas

A policy statement from the Federal Trade Commission and new state laws are advancing protections for biometric data.
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Nick Hart, president and CEO of Data Foundation, and Josh Martin, chief data officer of Indiana, speak at the NASCIO midyear conference on May 1, 2023. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Indiana trained 1,800 employees in data literacy

Indiana Chief Data Officer Josh Martin said more than 1,800 state employees have taken the state's Data Proficiency Program.
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