U.S. advocacy group launches campaign for national ban on government facial recognition use
Fight for the Future has launched a national campaign to call for a ban on the use of biometric facial…
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Amazon hit by Illinois biometric data privacy suit for Alexa recordings
A new class action law suit has been filed against Amazon under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act for recording the…
Aadhaar amendment for voluntary biometric verification by private sector passes lower house
India’s lower house has passed the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, sending legislation establishing new rules for private…
Scotland parliamentary committee considers Biometrics Commissioner role details
The Justice Committee of Scotland’s Parliament is seeking input as it considers the scope and enforcement powers of the proposed…
Somerville second U.S. city to ban public biometric facial recognition
Somerville, Massachusetts has banned the use of biometric facial recognition by any city department or agency with a unanimous vote…
Iflexion examines ‘cautious adoption curve’ of facial recognition in blog post
Biometric facial recognition adoption is increasing, but impacted by multiple privacy concerns across different application areas, according to an extensive…
Biometric case defendant argues “grossly excessive” BIPA damages violate Constitution
Illinois company World Wide Technologies (WWT) is arguing that a potential class action law suit against it under the state’s…
U.S. courts at odds over Constitutional protection of biometric device locks
A pair of recent rulings in U.S. court on whether the compulsion of biometrics by law enforcement to access personal…
Biometrics companies from China and Russia could be banned from NIST FRVT
Chinese media is reporting that biometrics companies from China could soon be excluded from NIST’s Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT),…
Federal law trumps state biometric privacy law as BIPA appeal thrown out
Airlines are exempt from Illinois state law requiring explicit informed consent from employees to use their biometrics for time and…
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