Are current regulations adequate for ensuring the security of wearable data?
Wearables are common in consumer circles and growing in commercial applications like health care. This shift is largely positive, as…
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DEA to make award for biometric-enabled polygraph
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced it intends to negotiate and issue a sole-source firm fixed price award to…
VTO tool liability defense rejection underscores uncertainty and risk in BIPA litigation
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney For almost four years now, online retailers that utilize virtual…
Steak ‘n Shake face pay kiosks from PopID draw BIPA class action
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has another notch in its litigation belt, this time in the form of a…
Dutch data regulator fines Clearview AI €30M, wants personal liability for CEO
Regulators in the Netherlands have slapped a massive fine on U.S.-based facial recognition provider Clearview AI for illegally collecting and…
Google to subpoena Clearview over Texas biometrics contracts
Google is about to subpoena records from Clearview AI to show its business relationship with four Texas law enforcement agencies…
More Latin American regulators suspicious of Worldcoin data collection practices
In attempting to establish its World ID protocol and WLD cryptocurrency, much-interrogated iris biometrics scheme Worldcoin may have to settle…
Expanded biometric, criminal data-sharing discussed at recent Five Eyes meeting
The Five Eyes alliance, comprising the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom, is considering expanding its…
Illinois heads off accrual precedent for biometric data privacy damages
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has been officially amended, with Governor J.B. Pritzker signing the changes into law on…
US science foundation to award $23M for ‘privacy-preserving’ tech
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun soliciting proposals from “qualified researchers and multidisciplinary teams” on the practical deployment…
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