Biometric data privacy lawsuit against Amazon split between state and federal courts
Amazon will face two biometric data privacy claims over voice biometrics allegedly collected by its digital assistant Alexa without meeting…
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Motion to dismiss biometric data privacy suit over Amazon health screening rejected
A former employee of an Amazon warehouse have filed a lawsuit alleging the company’s health checks violated Illinois’ biometric data…
Amazon Ring patents hint at biometric surveillance capabilities
A series of 17 patents granted to Amazon for its Ring products over the last two years seems to suggest…
US government leans into airport biometrics, providers envision automation options
An executive order signed this week by U.S. President Joe Biden could boost funding for the Transportation Security Administration’s biometric…
Application of state biometric data privacy laws for companies, feds debated
Differences between how biometrics use is treated in state and federal laws in the United States are behind motions to…
Mantra Softech, Amazon, and PopID biometrics for retail payments advance
Mantra Softech is deploying almost 25,000 of its mTerminal100 biometric devices across various businesses in Uttar Pradesh after winning a…
Raft of new legal headaches from biometrics use for three consumer product companies
Amazon, Meta/Facebook and, improbably, Proctor & Gamble are wrangling with new legal drama involving consumers’ biometric identifiers. Amazon is being…
Amazon unveils series of face and voice biometrics updates
Amazon has announced a series of new updates this week, focusing on the biometric capabilities of some of its hardware…
Turing Video, Amazon among latest biometric data privacy lawsuit targets
Turing Video has been named in the lawsuit of a customer’s employee, which alleges violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy…
Alexa voice biometrics to be integrated in touchless purchases across India
According to one account, Amazon India is preparing to expand the ability to buy goods in that South Asian nation…
