Jurisdiction and pre-emption in biometric privacy suits may soon be clarified
The regular movement of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suits to the Northern District of California may only increase as…
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Biometrics industry lobbies for responsible facial recognition regulation
What constitutes appropriate use of biometric facial recognition technology is the subject of Congressional hearings, draft legislation at the federal…
Washington House Committee likely sinks state Privacy Act with private right of action
A private right of action and changes to the rules for facial recognition use have been added to Washington State’s…
Lawmakers need schooling on face recognition, say subject-matter experts
Governments around the world do not understand how biometric facial recognition works, and that is leading to ill-informed or needlessly…
Senator proposes new digital privacy agency with sweeping powers
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) recently issued an initial 41-page “discussion draft” of proposed legislation, the Data Protection Act of 2020,…
Illinois federal court dismisses two biometric privacy lawsuits on similar grounds
A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging injury under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) this past week on…
Springfield passes facial biometrics moratorium as new deployments announced
The local government of Springfield, Massachusetts has approved legislation to place a moratorium on use of biometric facial recognition by…
Privacy rights groups call for ‘day of action’ to ban facial recognition at all schools
Fight for the Future (FFTF) and Students for Sensible Drug Policy are organizing what they call a ‘National Day of…
Washington state Senate passes biometric data privacy bill
Washington state Senate has passed a data privacy bill which changes the game for companies developing biometric facial recognition by…
Second biometric data privacy lawsuit against Clearview AI also includes partner supplying police
The second lawsuit alleging biometric privacy violations by Clearview AI under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has been filed,…
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