Vendors not liable for employers’ biometric procedures as BIPA details challenged
Vendors supplying biometric solutions to employers for time and attendance tracking are not necessarily liable for damages under Illinois’ BIPA,…
AI concerns prompt deepfake challenge, civil society criticism, and new DoD ethicist position
Issues in algorithmic trust and artificial intelligence ethics are motivating action by a number of institutions and businesses around the…
Facebook eliminates one biometric facial recognition feature and expands another
The facial recognition-based tag suggestion feature has been discontinued by Facebook, while the face recognition feature which alerts users when…
Indian Supreme Court to hear Facebook argument against linking Aadhaar biometrics with accounts
The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear arguments from Facebook that accounts on social media platforms should not…
Facebook and Microsoft make changes as scrutiny of AI training methods continues
Facebook is the latest company to admit to paying contractors to listen to audio recordings of its services users, with…
More suits allege illegal biometrics collection under BIPA as states consider action
A series of new lawsuits have been filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and the clarification of the…
Facebook biometric privacy lawsuit to proceed as class action after denied appeal
Facebook has been denied a motion to prevent a suit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act from proceeding as…
Facebook argues for biometric privacy class action suit to be thrown out
Facebook is attempting to quash a class action suite by arguing in an appeals court that the decision of the…
Facebook and Technical University of Munich launch Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence
Facebook has announced the creation of an independent Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence in partnership with the Technical University…
Internet Association says Facebook BIPA suit could chill biometrics use
The Internet Association has thrown its support behind Facebook in its ongoing BIPA lawsuit over the social media platform’s faceprint…
