Australian state seeks public feedback on facial recognition use for gambling exclusion
The Australian state of New South Wales has opened up public consultation on new gambling reforms. The New South Wales…
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.
New Zealand govt reviews privacy law amid battle over biometrics regulation
The government of New Zealand has been quietly reviewing the country’s privacy laws to identify legal barriers to the use…
Age assurance in shops reduces lineups, eases staff burdens and improves security
Age assurance technologies are increasingly being deployed for point-of-sale use cases, and proving effective at curtailing the sale of restricted…
Age check legislation to prevent youth alcohol, tobacco sales expanding globally
In line with analyst predictions for 2025, various countries and territories are strengthening age verification regulations to protect minors from…
Google can depose Texas in biometric data privacy lawsuit after partial appeals win
Google will be allowed to depose Texas as it defends itself in a lawsuit brought by the state, but not…
J.P. Morgan adds 2 biometric authentication terminals to payments ecosystem
J.P. Morgan Payments (JPM) has announced the release of two new proprietary biometric payments terminals for retail, restaurant and entertainment…
NRF 2025: Corsight, Paravision, Diebold among biometrics providers staking retail claims
Step right up, folks: it’s time for Retail’s Big Show, NRF 2025 – the yearly conference showcasing technological innovation and…
China reveals draft rules on cross-border personal data transfers
China’s government has released a draft version of guidelines on cross-border flow of personal information, opening it for public comments….
They not like us: Drake bets on Australian AI sector as ‘Emotional AI’ arrives
As Kendrick Lamar prepares to headline the Super Bowl half-time show, Drake – his rival in a recent high-profile hip-hop…
New York governor signs legislation addressing AI, consumer data protection
New York State has taken a significant step forward in ensuring that its use of AI is carried out responsibly….
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