Some big names sweated a hot summer with biometric privacy court cases
It’s a brand-name roundup of biometric information privacy lawsuits today, with Clearview AI, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon battling in court…
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.
Montana passes Genetic Information Privacy Act, continues to lead US in privacy protection
Montana has passed the Genetic Information Privacy Act with a number of broad definitions that provides wide protections for state…
A second US state debates letting residents sue for misuse of biometric identifiers
Little progress has been recorded for a bill in the U.S. state of Missouri that would protect biometric information from…
Biometrics in retail sparks concerns among consumers, privacy advocates
Companies are pitching biometric payment solutions as a solution to fraud and theft. But their fast expansion is making some…
ITL brings facial age estimation to Dutch retailers
Innovative Technology (ITL), a company that provides biometric age-checking devices to retailers, is bringing its hardware to the Netherlands. Its…
Settlement of BIPA suit against Clearview AI could be days away
A settlement in a U.S. biometric data privacy case involving Clearview AI and other business defendants could be finalized inside…
From LinkedIn to government services, digital identity use set for expansion in Canada
Digital identity is set to take on greater prominence in Canada, with a rollout on LinkedIn and a plan to…
New Zealand privacy commissioner considers biometric regulation code
New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner, Michael Webster, is considering the development of a regulatory code for biometric technologies. This Code of…
AI use grows among retail stores, New York considers biometrics for liquor sales
Move over passwords and PINs, retail stores are introducing new tech to help shoppers check out their goods, including biometrics…
Amazon takes a small BIPA win; ID scan provider for weed store accused
Biometrics privacy cases in the U.S. state of Illinois continue to bubble to the surface. In the newest U.S. biometrics…
