US House to examine bill setting new standards for biometric, digital privacy rights
A Democratic lawmaker in the United States, Suzan DelBene, has reintroduced a private-members bill intended to boost consumer digital rights…
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.
Illinois considers amending America’s toughest biometric privacy law
The Illinois legislature is considering changes to the State’s biometric privacy law that could protect small businesses from litigation, but…
Onfido appeals arbitration block in biometric privacy suit, claims filed against proctoring software
Onfido has asked the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene in a lawsuit against it alleging biometric data privacy…
Chinese lawmakers consider more facial recognition restrictions
The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang will submit a proposal to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) calling…
TikTok biometric privacy settlement held up by objections $92 million not even close
The $92 million settlement by TikTok of a lawsuit alleging violations under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act and federal privacy…
After final approval in $650M biometric data privacy suit, Facebook seeks arbitration for Instagram
Facebook’s $650 million settlement of a biometric data privacy suit has been granted final approval in the Northern District of…
$92M biometric data privacy suit settlement agreement reached by TikTok
A tentative deal has been reached for TikTok users to settle their biometric data privacy lawsuit against the app for…
Standing in biometric privacy lawsuits needs clarification from U.S. Supreme Court, Clearview AI argues
Clearview AI intends to argue for its interpretation of legal standing under Illinois’ biometric data privacy law in the U.S. Federal…
Biometric data privacy battles continue with Shutterfly settlement, university sued
Shutterfly has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a biometric privacy lawsuit filed against it under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy…
Facial recognition is not needed (yet) for virtual civil trials
One of the most tech-resistant sectors of U.S. society, the civil courts, is holding the line on digital innovation. Offered…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection