Rite Aid’s proposed biometrics ban would sideline it for 5 years
A proposed U.S. regulatory settlement between Rite Aid and the Federal Trade Commission would sideline the national pharmacy chain in…
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.
Advocates push privacy framework for extended-reality industry
Biometrics-heavy augmented-reality could be nearing a Wild West period, when development outpaces regulations or even commonsense safety policies. But it…
Diners use PopID biometrics to order cheeseburgers cooked by AI at new restaurant
Automated fry cooks and robots flipping patties on the grill: this is the vision of a California company that will…
Strategies for defending against the newest BIPA class action threat: Mass arbitration
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For years, arbitration has offered businesses a lower-cost alternative to…
AI deciders targeted for regulation in California
California regulators have published draft rules for automated decision making. Broad and sweeping guidelines would govern consumer access and opt-out…
TransUnion research shows most in US fear identity fraud, but rates keep climbing
Digital identity fraud trends published at yearend in the U.S. and globally by a credit-reporting firm seem to be contradictory…
Vsblty lands new retail deal, deploys facial recognition to enhance security of synagogues
Vsblty, the retail analytics and biometric surveillance provider, has announced two new deals that will employ the company’s retail expertise…
New Zealand plans public consultations on draft biometrics code in early 2024
The Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand Michael Webster says an exposure draft of a biometrics code will be released for…
Online shoppers need stronger authentication to fight fraud this Christmas: Prove survey
Christmas is coming and so is the increased likelihood of online shopping scams. A new survey from digital identity company…
BIPA keeping courtrooms and lobbyists busy
A lobbying group widely considered a so-called Astroturf organization has posted its argument for ending the U.S. state of Illinois’…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection