A lawsuit has been brought against Google by a pair of children from Illinois alleging the tech giant collected biometric…
Workforce Management
Biometrics-based workforce management or time and attendance refers to systems installed in workplaces or institutions which record biometrics (fingerprint, facial recognition, iris, voice, etc.) to monitor the attendance of workers. Find workforce management solutions here.
Insurance company responsible for biometric data privacy lawsuit defense and damages
Companies found to have violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act may be eligible for insurance coverage of the damages, after…
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…
IEEE plans development of standards to advance security of employee’s personal data
As biometric ID authentication technologies proliferate to validate worker identities, the protection and security of these records also become more…
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…
Fingerprint biometric attendance systems suspended in India as impacts of coronavirus considered
Businesses in India are being told to suspend contact-based biometric time and attendance systems to prevent the spread of covid-19,…
Springfield, Massachusetts and Virginia delay decisions on new biometrics laws
The Virginia Privacy Act, a new law for employers using biometrics, and several other proposed bills related to privacy are…
Biometric surveillance, access control and workforce management on display at Intersec 2020
Vivotek has partnered with CyberLink to equip its IP surveillance solutions with CyberLink’s FaceMe AI facial recognition engine. The Taiwanese…
Biometrics vendors increasingly targeted by data privacy act plaintiffs, and other defendants too
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against fingerprint and background check service provider Biometric Impressions for allegedly failing…
Biometric scanners track police officers at work in the Philippines, Canada
Police officers in Manila will from now on be monitored with a biometric fingerprint system for attendance to prevent repeated…
