US states closely watching federal rule changes on biometrics
Amazon lost two notable biometrics arguments with a U.S. regulator this week, but they are miniscule compared to analyses that…
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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…
US regulators ‘scrutinize in determining’ use of biometric data (What?)
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it will meet next week to talk about regulating companies that use biometric data….
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…
US State officials call for stronger biometric data security from federal regulator
A new bipartisan coalition of US officials is calling for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt stronger surveillance and…
Vendors hand kid gloves to US regulators looking at commercial surveillance online
Faced with the prospect of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission becoming active in their industry, people in the commercial surveillance…
Some US regulators considering new consumer data privacy rules; others want to pass
Apparently not happy to court controversy one decision at a time, U.S. regulator the Federal Trade Commission is going for…
FTC considers looking into commercial use of online biometric surveillance
Almost all discussion in the United States about facial recognition systems centers on government use and, more pointedly, on police…
FTC vet handicaps the agency’s role in biometric data privacy rulemaking
National data privacy policies are coming to the United States, according to a regulation insider, but do not expect to…
FTC fires a shot across the bow of anyone wanting to sell personal reproductive data
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says it will go after any business that illegally monitor or handle information related to…
