Appellate court says insurers in BIPA case not liable; 2 more insurers file lawsuits
Court battles between defendants and their insurers in U.S. biometric data privacy cases are not common and don’t get the…
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Rejecting BIPA settlement with Google, some plaintiffs regroup for new suit
Some plaintiffs who balked at the payout they would have received last year after winning a biometric privacy class action…
‘Leaksmas’ report calls digital ID ‘primary focus’ of hackers
A U.S. cybersecurity firm analyzing come-ons from dark web entities advertising free stolen personal data says digital ID information is…
2 US government contracts for Intercede expected to ‘significantly’ lift 2024
UK digital credential security firm Intercede says it has sold a $1 million software license to a new, unnamed buyer…
$386M US biometric ID management contract goes to defense contractor
The U.S. government has awarded defense contractor General Dynamics a three-year, $386.3 million contract to operate its biometric ID management…
Pornhub boycotts markets in 2 more states over age verification laws
New age verification laws are directly and indirectly blocking access to the U.S.’ major sex-related entertainment sites. The states of…
Good news with US-EU digital ID standards: 2 similar systems
The top U.S. tech standards agency wants to start 2024 off briskly when it comes to digital identity. It has…
Use of face biometric surveillance by US cops on ballots – boosts and bans
The advantages of biometric surveillance by police in the U.S. remain subjective and still not universally accepted. For example, a…
Could the right to sue remake US biometrics privacy lawsuits?
The provision in the U.S. that seems to be the biggest stumbling block for states trying to enact comprehensive biometric…
Malware variant won’t compromise mobile biometrics, but it will neuter the code
Biometrics security on mobile devices is great unless it’s not turned on. Or if it gets turned off. Researchers with…
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