Illinois state lawmakers consider biometric data privacy law overhaul
A proposal to reform Illinois’ regulation of private sector biometrics use is being considered by a State Senate Judiciary subcommittee,…
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.
Clearview biometric data privacy lawsuit plaintiffs file for preliminary injunction to force compliance
Plaintiffs in the consolidated class action alleging biometric data privacy violations by Clearview AI have moved for a preliminary injunction to…
Colorado debates giving consumers biometric rights, including to sue vendors
A Colorado state representative is pushing a bill he introduced last month that would give people more control over their…
Plaintiff in Onfido biometric data privacy suit argues against appeal of arbitration decision
Onfido cannot force arbitration in a biometric data privacy lawsuit against it based on its partners terms of service, the plaintiff…
Chinese court upholds face biometric data collection complaint verdict
China’s first legal case concerning facial recognition use reached a second-instance verdict in court this past week in favor of…
Online proctor faces third biometric privacy suit, as BIPA arbitration rules considered
Another lawsuit has been filed over remote proctoring software with biometric features, as a pair of Illinois residents filed suit…
EU expresses ‘critical concerns’ with parliament’s biometric register
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has expressed critical concerns earlier this week about the European Parliament’s plans to install…
Both sides in TikTok’s biometric privacy lawsuit tell judge their settlement stinks
Lawyers for TikTok Inc. users who claim their biometric privacy has been violated by the video-sharing app maker say a…
NYC proposes regulations for sale of biometrics by businesses
New York City has joined the list of jurisdictions nationwide creating roadblocks to facial recognition and other biometrics. Lawmakers agreed…
Retail biometrics heating up with new cloud services, successful PoCs, expansion and joint venture
Retailers continue to roll out biometrics for a range of applications, and CyberLink provides examples in the form of a…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection