More suits allege illegal biometrics collection under BIPA as states consider action
A series of new lawsuits have been filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and the clarification of the…
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Facebook biometric privacy lawsuit to proceed as class action after denied appeal
Facebook has been denied a motion to prevent a suit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act from proceeding as…
Australian government reintroduces bill for facial biometric services as tech’s uses expand
Australia’s government has brought the identity matching services bill back to parliament for a second attempt to set up biometric…
Defense arguments in biometric privacy cases uncertain as Chamber argues against private action
Only one defense used against a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuit has been successful in getting a suit dismissed,…
Biometrics Institute releases annual survey results and calls for balanced dialogue
The Biometrics Institute is calling for a balanced dialogue to demystify biometrics with the release of the fascinating results of…
Indian Cabinet approves Aadhaar biometrics use for state benefits
State governments in India may soon be able to use Aadhaar biometric verification to target and secure the delivery of…
Ban on facial recognition in public housing proposed in U.S. congress
U.S. legislators are preparing to bring a proposed bill before congress which would ban the use of biometric facial recognition…
Oakland moves closer to banning local agency use of facial recognition
Oakland City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance to ban local police from using biometric facial recognition in the first…
Disagreement and consensus building among African digital ID authorities at ID4Africa 2019
African government representatives and select other identity ecosystem stakeholders discussed the importance of building incentives by delivering high-priority services at…
The road to compliance: A step towards bridging the privacy gap
This is a guest post by Katherine Noall, CEO of Sphere Identity. We live in an information age that’s dominated…
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