US FTC posts 6-point biometrics policy to protect consumers
United States federal regulators have put businesses on notice about the sins of commission and omission that mostly likely spark…
data collection
Biometric Update regularly authors posts about the topic "data collection." The following set of links is available to help you find biometrics news about "data collection" and other relevant terms. Additional tags may be perused by reviewing our entire Biometrics Topics list.
Breakthrough made in DNA capture; France still top EU collector of genetic profiles
United States researchers have demonstrated that they can capture human genetic data, including medical and ancestry information, from tiny fragments…
Australia’s DoD issues tender for multi-biometric capture device
Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) has released a request for proposal seeking a mobile biometric capture device that can capture…
Colorado school district launches biometrics pilot for free lunches
The Poudre (Colo.) School District (PSD) is launching a biometrics pilot program to see if it can make the distribution…
Have you heard? Voiceprint biometric suits are on the rise
By Jeffrey N. Rosenthal & Amanda M. Noonan, Blank Rome LLP Biometric technology, and the corresponding regulation thereof, has dramatically…
Criminal responsibility age, children’s biometric data protection collide in Scotland
Clearer guidelines are needed, and possibly a change to the age of criminal responsibility, to ensure the collection of biometrics…
Analyzing the impact of the BIPA claim accrual decision
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On February 17, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court definitively resolved…
BIPA and the importance of conducting deal diligence into biometrics collection
By Henry Lebowitz and Jarrett Lewis, attorneys at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP The Illinois biometrics law in transactional due diligence…
Judge keeps biometric data privacy lawsuit against Jumio alive ‘for now’
A U.S. district court judge has declined to dismiss a biometric data privacy lawsuit against Jumio, but acknowledged that the…
Lessons learned from recent BIPA third-party vendor decision
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney On the heels of the Illinois Supreme Court’s opinion in…
