Colorado debates giving consumers biometric rights, including to sue vendors
A Colorado state representative is pushing a bill he introduced last month that would give people more control over their…
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Chinese court upholds face biometric data collection complaint verdict
China’s first legal case concerning facial recognition use reached a second-instance verdict in court this past week in favor of…
Online proctor faces third biometric privacy suit, as BIPA arbitration rules considered
Another lawsuit has been filed over remote proctoring software with biometric features, as a pair of Illinois residents filed suit…
Balancing the ‘power over’ and ‘power to’ when it comes to biometrics and humanitarian aid
Incessant debate in research circles about how best to deliver global humanitarian aid is not pausing when it comes to…
Apple introduces new biometric check rule for its employees worldwide
Apple has told manufacturing partners that biometric data such as facial scans and fingerprints of its employees across the globe…
Amazon sends thousands of US drivers biometric monitoring consent forms, says sign it or lose job
Drivers for Amazon across the United States are being given consent forms to be monitored with face biometrics within their…
Using nationalism to refocus facial recognition concerns in China
China’s authoritarian government is shocked that its subjects have fallen victim to indiscriminate, secret facial recognition networks. It took a…
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…
The Man’s still watching college kids, now with biometric surveillance — report
U.S. college and university campuses are as interested in biometric surveillance as any other public and private organization, according to…
CBP biometrics reach Hidalgo Port of Entry as critics take aim at new proposed DHS border rules
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has extended its face biometrics for Simplified Arrival to the international bridges of the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas…
