Biometrics stocks this week: Synaptics, NXT-ID, Suprema
Shares in Synaptics were rising this week in the wake of a report from Japanese investment bank Mizuho upgrading the…
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Facebook accused of facial recognition privacy violations in EU and US
Facebook is facing privacy challenges on both sides of the Atlantic, as the launch of limited tests of an opt-in…
Continued focus on privacy critical to foster growing public support for facial recognition: FaceFirst CEO
With the rapid increase in deployments of facial recognition technology across the U.S., social dialogue about its implications for public…
Facebook expands notifications and use of facial recognition
Facebook is posting notifications informing users about its facial recognition features in their “News Feeds,” explaining some of the ways…
Judge denies Facebook motion to throw out class-action suit
The “concrete injury” standard set by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving search engine company Spokeo in 2016…
House subcommittee considers impact of facial recognition bias on government adoption of AI technologies
The challenge of racial bias in facial recognition systems is being examined in hearings by the Subcommittee on Information Technology…
Report warns retailers to consider consumer privacy laws when deploying facial recognition tools
Many vendors of biometrics-based solutions have not anticipated legal and compliance challenges posed by their products, or expressly deny responsibility…
K&L Gates launches biometric data compliance and defense practice
K&L Gates, a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers in five continents, has started a practice in biometric data…
Pineapple Hospitality petitions to move biometrics privacy class action to federal court
Last week, Pineapple Hospitality Co. and Pineapple Restaurant Group LLC petitioned to move a putative class action that alleges the…
Attorneys explain insurance coverage for biometric privacy lawsuits
With the recent barrage of Biometric Information Privacy Act-related lawsuits brought to Illinois courts, several top privacy attorneys discussed what…
