Washington’s new biometrics law softer on privacy protections than Illinois BIPA
Washington state has passed a new law governing the collection and use of consumers’ biometric information, which experts view as…
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Bipartisan cybersecurity panel issues report recommending stronger authentication
The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, a bipartisan panel that addresses cybersecurity challenges facing government and industry, issued a new…
Biometric data privacy allegations are getting intense. Just ask White Castle and Amazon
Two new proposed take-downs of the most prominent state-level biometric privacy law in the United States have been launched. The…
Meta temporarily cuts photo filters to sidestep biometric data privacy lawsuits
Meta executives have shut off some avatars and filters for their Texas and Illinois subscribers. Both states have laws restricting…
Many small investments add up to $17m for biometric gun maker Biofire
Firearms with biometric safeties have been discussed for years with little to show for the brainstorming. But this week, a…
Mitek arbitration bid in biometric data privacy lawsuit rejected
A U.S. District Court Judge has ruled that Mitek is not included in the arbitration agreement between its client HyreCar and…
Clearview settles biometric data privacy lawsuit with ACLU, declares ‘a huge win’ for company
Clearview AI has settled a biometric data privacy lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups by…
Settlements mount in Illinois face biometric data privacy lawsuits
Courts in the State of Illinois resolved and continued legal disputes over the use of face biometrics by Google, TikTok,…
A 2020 court fight in South Africa reveals dominance of biometric surveillance industry
A multi-part news investigation by the MIT Technology Review looking at private surveillance — which some call surveillance capitalism —…
SIA urges more support for NIST biometrics tests, passage of two US tech competition bills
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is voicing its support and feedback for two U.S. bills in Congress that aim to jumpstart…
