Judge says TikTok can’t roll related biometric privacy cases into 2022 settlement
A courtroom gambit by TikTok to stanch the flow of damages following a U.S. biometrics privacy lawsuit has been swatted…
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.
UK considers digital identity for age verification in booze sales
A statement from the Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire says the UK government has launched a consultation…
Bold Commerce and Wink partner to power entire checkout experience with biometrics
Today, Bold Commerce has announced the launch of its biometric checkout offering, powered by biometric identity and payments provider Wink….
Retail biometrics to improve security, convenience, privacy showcased at NRF
Biometrics continue to make their way into the retail space. A partnership between Keyo and Mashgin is giving shoppers a…
Google lawsuit for collecting biometrics without consent revived in Canada
The British Columbia Court of Appeal says Yeremia Situmorang, who filed a civil claim alleging pictures of his children taken…
NYC venue company MSGE loses bid to dismiss biometric privacy suit
A lawsuit in New York City over the use of face scans to prevent some lawyers from attending Madison Square…
Kentucky considers 2 biometric privacy laws
Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Kentucky are considering a pair of bills intended to protect residents’ biometric identifiers from…
Iris ID now exclusive North American distributor for smart camera with face detection
New Jersey-based Iris ID, a leading biometric access control developer, has announced it is now the exclusive North American representative…
Demystifying the relationship between commercial biometrics and privacy
Each day, biometric payment systems and computer vision-based shopping experiences are popping up at more establishments throughout the world. But…
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…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection