ACLU takes aim at police use of FRT in California, Maryland and Minnesota
Across the U.S., policy blows are being exchanged over the use of facial recognition by state police. As law enforcement…
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Tech lobby group’s appeal on kids online safety law denied
In a win for age verification providers and advocates, the lobby group representing many of the world’s largest and richest…
mDLs officially come to Google Wallet in California
California is now one of four U.S. states to offer a mobile driver’s license (mDL) in Google Wallet. Governor Gavin…
California mDLs coming to Apple, Google digital wallets
California is making its mobile driver’s licenses available in digital wallets from both Apple and Google “in the coming weeks.”…
Signs say mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet coming to California next
California could be the next state to accept mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) with biometric authentication on Apple Wallet. So far,…
California running hackathons to promote mDL adoption in different industries
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) invites businesses, public agencies, and individuals to create applications that utilize the state’s…
AVPA ditches support for California age assurance bill after amendment
The Age Verification Provider’s Association (AVPA) has withdrawn its support for California’s online age verification bill in response to amendments…
Rights groups urge Clearview plaintiffs to opt out of settlement
Activist groups in California are urging members of a class action against Clearview AI to reject the settlement recently agreed…
California bill on police use of facial recognition passes second reading
California’s Senate Public Safety Committee has unanimously voted to advance Assembly Bill 1814, which would prevent police using facial recognition…
California law wants marketplaces to collect digital ID data from high-volume sellers
Democratic lawmakers in the golden state are fast-tracking a bill that would force online marketplaces to start collecting identity data…
