Facial recognition among new restrictions Meta is fighting in U.S. courts
Meta is pushing back against a federal court decision allowing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek to impose new…
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Next stop for EU’s police biometric data-sharing rules – final signatures
The EU’s Prüm rules for exchanging data among police agencies have taken a large step toward being updated to include…
UK ICO seeks to appeal data privacy decision on Clearview AI
The Information Commissioner’s office (ICO) has issued a statement outlining its concerns with the findings of the First Tier Tribunal…
BIPA keeping courtrooms and lobbyists busy
A lobbying group widely considered a so-called Astroturf organization has posted its argument for ending the U.S. state of Illinois’…
New biometric data-sharing compact with US too hot for European Commission
Never mind that enhanced border security plan between the EU and U.S. to share the biometric and other personally identifying…
Brazil’s data authority weighs in on facial recognition at stadiums
A technical note published by Brazil’s national data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), provides guidance…
Israel shows what biometric data control looks like during war
An Israeli technology news feed is reporting a massive change in who can use civilian and private biometric data in…
Avalanche of privacy legislation for US states tightening biometrics rules
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has released its 2023 State Privacy Landscape Report, reviewing the most recent legislative…
Indian police await gear to collect more biometrics for criminal identification
Indian police are nearly ready to expand their biometrics collection at more than a thousand build Measurement Collection Units (MCU)…
Amazon loses dismissal bid in BIPA case, could face many more plaintiffs
A 2019 biometric privacy lawsuit in the U.S. against Amazon has just gotten more significant. A U.S. district judge last…
