US gov’t, Meta go after one another over proposed ‘blanket prohibition’ on face biometrics
Open hostility has broken out in the United States between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission. Ostensibly, the argument is…
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Facebook Dating uses Yoti age estimation to keep out minors
Facebook Dating becomes the latest product from Meta to use Yoti’s facial analysis technology for age estimation to restrict the…
Facebook celebrates an easy BIPA win; two other cases get jostled
What a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive; moreso when we first file biometric information privacy…
Meta temporarily cuts photo filters to sidestep biometric data privacy lawsuits
Meta executives have shut off some avatars and filters for their Texas and Illinois subscribers. Both states have laws restricting…
Advocates seek higher biometric data privacy damages as settlement millions add up
The scope and impact of biometric data privacy lawsuits is coming into sharper focus, as a court considers whether claims…
Biometric data privacy claims proceed against Meta and Google, Jumio settlement protects client
A biometric data privacy suit brought against Meta by non-Facebook users is advancing to trial after U.S. District Court Judge…
California BIPA copy proposed as biometric data privacy proposals proliferate
State legislators in California are proposing copycat legislation modeled on the regulation which has proven most punitive for businesses using…
Meta: Is there a frequent-defendant discount?
Potentially massive civil penalties are on the line in a new biometric data privacy lawsuit filed against Meta Platforms by…
Parents suing Facebook allege it profited from kids’ biometric data
A new federal class action lawsuit charges Facebook executives were until recently greedy hijackers of children’s personal data, including biometrics,…
Storing personally identifiable data needed for authentication wins a patent
A patent has been issued for a way of storing anonymized identifiers rather than storing personally identifiable information. It is…
