Walmart sued over alleged voiceprint collection from customer calls
Walmart has been accused of secretly converting Illinois customers’ telephone calls into biometric voiceprints, using AI to recognize callers and…
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New York Knicks owner sued following biometric data breach
The facial recognition-powered network of surveillance cameras that blankets Madison Square Garden has suffered a massive breach that includes biometric…
Europe seeks feedback on plan for sharing biometric data with non-EU law enforcement
The European Commission has requested public feedback on its plans for a reciprocal biometric data-sharing framework for police with non-EU…
IRS proposal could turn taxpayer facial verification into long-term fraud database
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering a proposal that would authorize ID.me to retain taxpayers’ biometric data for years,…
Tech giants sued under BIPA over voiceprints used to train AI
Google is facing a new lawsuit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), accusing the company of training voice AI…
Biometrics in warfare, surveillance raise new oversight challenges
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report warns that biometric technologies are moving from routine identity verification into more consequential…
New York senate advances facial recognition study bill
The Facial Recognition Technology Study Act (S3699) passed the New York State Senate and now moves to the Assembly for…
Amazon ordered to share ‘limited source code’ in biometric data privacy dispute
Amazon’s legal representation in a lawsuit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act has taken the awkward position that its…
Safeguarding biometric data through anonymization
By Paul Hulford, CEO, Attain Insight Biometric identifiers are powerful because they are unique, persistent and resistant to manipulation. However,…
Lawmakers challenge ICE surveillance expansion as questions mount over DHS oversight
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree last week introduced legislation aimed at curbing what she and civil liberties advocates describe as an…
