NY lawyers push support for biometric privacy act
A New York State Bar Association working group has weighed in on the side of restraint in a pair of…
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.
ITL names vape industry trading partner, to present age estimation tool at upcoming event
Age estimation and cash validation provider Innovative Technology (ITL) have named the Dyflin Group as the first trading partner responsible…
Business group pitches BIPA reform while flow of new cases continues
A business advocacy group is calling for a landmark biometric privacy law in the United States to be amended to…
Beer lines and retail theft spur biometrics, computer vision launches
Biometrics are appearing in more retail settings as businesses attempt to cut staff and fraud costs, but so are adjacent…
Another US state mulls consumer right to sue with biometric data privacy legislation
Biometric consent legislation is being considered by lawmakers in the rural U.S. state of Maine. A pair of bills, neither…
Telpo launches self-checkout terminal with facial recognition option
No one likes waiting in line, which is why self-service checkout is an appealing option for shoppers. To address demand…
Canada privacy commissioner wants feedback on new biometric data processing guidelines
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is seeking help with some biometric housekeeping as it rolls out…
Don’t overlook US state law protecting collection of genetic data – legal insiders
A pair of news stories this month, one only tangentially related to personal privacy, again point out the stakes involved…
SIA says biometric data privacy claim against Meta ‘does not qualify’
The Security Industry Association has weighed in on a biometric privacy lawsuit that claims Meta broke the law with a…
NZ retailers turn to facial recognition to stem surge in crime
Retail crime has surged in New Zealand, with the latest Survey report published by industry group Retail NZ citing the…
