Lessons from TikTok: Federal and state law implications for children’s biometric data privacy
Guest post by Bess Hinson, Ashley Thomas and Bisi Adeyemo, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP TikTok has been dominating news…
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CBP looks to move biometric exit out of pilot phase, collect children’s biometrics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has submitted a rule-making proposal to build out the legal framework for its biometric…
Army wades into charged territory – biometric surveillance of children
The U.S. Army is readying a demonstration project that would turn facial recognition surveillance systems on children. Its Engineer R&D…
Privacy concerns greet adoption of facial recognition system by India’s secondary education board
India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is introducing a facial recognition system that will henceforth allow tenth and twelfth…
Alexa can’t understand what kids today are saying, either
Much work needs to be done if biometric systems are to accurately recognize the voices of children, according to Clarkson…
5 reasons why biometric face scanning in schools should be banned — researchers
Research from the University of Michigan unequivocally finds that biometric facial recognition in classrooms should be banned. A study conducted…
Facial biometrics in New York state schools blocked as legislature passes 2-year moratorium
A moratorium has been placed on the use of facial recognition and other biometrics in New York schools until 2022…
NTechLab to supply biometric facial recognition to over 43,000 Russian schools
Biometric facial recognition-equipped cameras will be installed in over 43,000 Russian schools, writes The Moscow Times based on reports by…
U.S. senators, states want to know about edtech biometrics use
In just weeks, edtech has gone from being a university recruitment perk in the minds of parents and their high…
New York state halts funding for biometric facial recognition system in schools
The New York State Education Department is not giving the green light for funding of projects under the Smart Schools…
