New data privacy law in Empire State gives biometric players options and risks
Given the unusually high tide of political, economic and health-care developments this year, executives could be forgiven for missing a…
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.
Biometric data privacy lawsuit proposes class of fans at Chicago Blackhawks games since 2014
The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League broke the state biometric privacy laws of Illinois by scanning fans at…
Clarity in biometric data privacy suits rules sought for insurance and supplied for labor exemptions
Whether disclosure of biometric data qualifies for coverage under a business insurance policy will be decided in the U.S District…
New state privacy laws for OEMs: keeping an eye on biometric data
This is a guest post by Gail Gottehrer, Founder of the Law Office of Gail Gottehrer LLC and Lisa Joy…
Jurisdiction and pre-emption in biometric privacy suits may soon be clarified
The regular movement of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suits to the Northern District of California may only increase as…
Biometric vending machines draw $20M investment as retail app launches facial recognition
Age restricted purchase protections appear to be a growing use-case for facial biometrics, judging by a funding announcement and an…
Illinois federal court dismisses two biometric privacy lawsuits on similar grounds
A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging injury under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) this past week on…
Casino suppliers recognized at ICE 2020 event bring biometrics to the gaming floor
Casino vendor Novomatic has received a Global Gaming Award as “Casino Supplier of the Year” for the third year in…
NTT Data rolls out biometric facial authentication shopping at register-less stores
NTT Data Corporation has rolled out a test pilot for its biometric facial authentication retail payments and inventory-linked dynamic pricing…
Lacking or weak biometric data policies concern authorities and advocates in Europe, Australia
Concerns about the privacy and security of biometric data have prompted consultations between the European Commission and regional data protection…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection