Google files for biometric privacy suit dismissal, FaceFirst response extension granted in similar case
Google has filed a pair of motions, seeking a stay or the dismissal of a biometric privacy lawsuit against it…
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Six of eight claims in IBM biometric data privacy suit upheld as dismissal rejected
Two items of a motion to dismiss a biometric data privacy lawsuit by IBM have been granted, though a federal…
Amazon and Microsoft move for dismissal of biometric privacy suit, arguing no jurisdiction for training data
Illinois’ biometric privacy law does not apply to conduct out of state and therefore suits against Amazon and Microsoft over…
IBM calls for export controls on some facial biometrics technologies to prevent human rights abuses
Biometric facial recognition exports from the U.S. should be subject to new controls, IBM argues, to avoid putting the powerful…
Home Office signs £7M deal with IBM to build controversial biometric database
UK’s Home Office has signed a £7 million (US $9.2 million) contract with IBM to work with law enforcement in…
Facial biometrics training dataset leads to BIPA lawsuits against Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft
Despite being conceived of as a way to make biometric facial recognition more equitable, IBM’s Diversity in Faces is continuing…
IBM pulls face biometrics and questions their use by law enforcement in letter to Congress
IBM is mostly exiting the biometric facial recognition business, pulling its general purpose recognition and analysis software from the market and…
The Vatican and Big Tech, Pentagon release overlapping AI commandments
It is hard to know what it means when a global religious figure, two iconic technology giants and the Pentagon…
Tech giants pressured to follow Google in removing gender labels from computer vision services
Google’s move to eliminate gender labels from its artificial intelligence-powered computer vision services has put pressure on Microsoft, Amazon, and…
Biometric privacy suits leveled against IBM and Clearview AI in Illinois
Potential class action lawsuits have been filed against IBM and Clearview AI for alleged violations of the Illinois’ Biometric Information…
