NYC proposes regulations for sale of biometrics by businesses
New York City has joined the list of jurisdictions nationwide creating roadblocks to facial recognition and other biometrics. Lawmakers agreed…
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US House to examine bill setting new standards for biometric, digital privacy rights
A Democratic lawmaker in the United States, Suzan DelBene, has reintroduced a private-members bill intended to boost consumer digital rights…
Illinois considers amending America’s toughest biometric privacy law
The Illinois legislature is considering changes to the State’s biometric privacy law that could protect small businesses from litigation, but…
Would you buy a used face-scraped dataset from Hoan Ton-That?
The only telling moment in a recent TV interview of face biometrics innovator Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That is when…
AnyVision patent filing suggests face biometrics for delivery drones
A patent application filed by AnyVision for a system to adjust the flying position of drones to capture images for face…
States emboldened to move on biometrics privacy legislation
Given the anti-establishment and anti-police sentiment curdling political discourse at both ends of the spectrum right now, it is unsurprising…
States ponder facial recognition regulation, survey shows heightened privacy concerns in China
More regulations for facial recognition may be coming, with NJ considering a wide-ranging proposal, and a new Amnesty International campaign…
Facial recognition and other biometrics targeted in data privacy legislation, but what will feds do?
Data privacy legislation is advancing in the U.S., though somewhat unpredictably, with different ramifications for biometrics vendors in different states….
Time to comply with the nation’s newest biometric privacy law: Portland’s private sector facial recognition ban
By David J. Oberly, attorney at Blank Rome, LLP. In a landmark move, the city of Portland, Oregon recently enacted a…
New York proposes a narrow biometrics privacy law
The list of states unwilling or unable to wait for the federal government to create nationwide biometric privacy laws continues…
