Sedona Conference rolls out primer on biometric systems and privacy law
The window for public comment on the Sedona Conference’s U.S. Biometric Systems Privacy Primer closes on April 8, 2024. Released…
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
Retail biometrics roll outs expand to bodegas and enrollment app
Retail biometrics are growing rapidly, but stakeholder consultation, testing, and policy development must be prioritized to guard against the technology’s…
Google’s BIPA extraterritoriality dismissal provides key lessons
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Utilizing a successful extraterritoriality challenge, Google was recently able to…
Age verification could mitigate retailer fines from UK’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will introduce penalties for underaged tobacco and vape sales in England and Wales. Among other…
Illinois considers how best to neuter its landmark biometric privacy law
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Illinois finally are debating a viable way to save businesses using biometric scanners mountainous…
Proposed COPPA changes would expand biometrics definition
Forty-three U.S. states acting as a group have told the Federal Trade Commission they want it to update and strengthen…
Yeo Messaging debuts Continuous Facial Recognition SDK for privacy protection
Yeo Messaging debuted its patented continuous facial recognition SDK at the Barcelona Mobile World Conference (MWC) that took place at…
Gambling embraces digital ID and biometric payments
The European gaming industry has voiced its support for the EU’s digital identity scheme. In a dated post on its…
Chinese official says facial recognition in hotels is hurting tourism
A top Chinese tourism official wants the country’s hospitality industry to pull back on facial recognition and prioritize the privacy…
New executive order from Biden on rules for vouchsafing personal data
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order calling for more action to protect people’s data privacy….
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection