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…
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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…
Match.com wants FTC court proceedings over users’ biometric data privacy kept quiet
Online dating company Match Group wants the court proceedings in an investigation being carried out by the U.S. Federal Trade…
US grapples with deepfakes as barriers to successful exploits
Deepfakes are accessible enough to have graduated from major heists and state-level misinformation to the more mundane world of fake…
A biometric data privacy win in court is followed by a related FTC investigation and lawsuit
Executives at facial recognition firm Clarifai may have sighed with relief in March 2021 when a judge agreed that they…
US senators want FTC probe into ID.me
A group of Democratic senators led by Senator Ron Wyden have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate ID.me for allegedly…
Practical guidance for minimizing FTC liability exposure when using facial biometrics
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Still today, no regulation governing the use of facial recognition…
More voices on facial recognition heading for the FTC
It looks like the Federal Trade Commission will be fully staffed relatively soon, despite threats by some Senate Republicans to…
