SIA warns Congress against facial recognition moratorium as Huawei warns industry to listen to concerns
U.S. Congress should not place a moratorium on facial recognition technology, but instead collaborate with all stakeholders to address concerns…
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Thousands of cameras from banned companies operating in U.S. facilities as Entity List fallout continues
There are currently more than 2,700 cameras from companies banned from U.S. government contracts are still in operation at military…
Facebook loses motion and new biometric privacy suits filed under BIPA
Facebook is a step closer to being forced to pay out damages which could reach $35 billion in a suit…
Government support and regulation drives market optimism this week in biometrics and digital ID news
Government action, and in particular industry benefit from or support for new government regulation was a surprising theme in the…
Megvii pushes ahead with IPO plans as biometrics market grapples with ban fallout
The potential blockbuster initial public offering of biometric facial recognition unicorn Megvii is still being planned for early November, despite…
Berkeley bans facial recognition use by local government
The City Council of Berkeley, California has banned all use of biometric facial recognition technology by government agencies, Gizmodo reports,…
Biometrics to step in when CCPA kills the password, ImageWare exec says
The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020, and brings a set of data privacy…
Digitization, decentralization and regulation top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
The most read stories this week on Biometric Update have a French theme, as a digital ID system using facial…
Amazon calls for federal regulation of facial recognition and national data protection law
“Governments should work quickly to put in place a regulatory framework for facial recognition technology,” according to one of a…
California bans facial recognition on police body cameras as Massachusetts urged not to follow
California’s three-year ban on police using biometric facial recognition with body cameras has been signed into law by Governor Gavin…
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