Acuant beats some biometric privacy lawsuit claims, others remanded to state level
Some of the claims against Acuant in a Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suit have been thrown out by a federal…
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Anti-government nonprofit wants to rebalance biometrics law in Utah
A small libertarian nonprofit in Utah is pushing the state to curb government surveillance, biometric and otherwise. Libertas Institute sees…
Privacy policymaking might as well be in quarantine
If COVID-19 deaths have not prompted a unified approach to infection control in the United States, it might be foolhardy…
Former Apple contractor blows whistle again over non-enforcement of privacy violation allegations
Apple whistleblower Thomas le Bonniec has written to data protection authorities throughout Europe, suggesting that EU privacy laws are not…
Biometric privacy lawsuit decisions: Clearview AI loses, Shutterfly and Southwest win, TikTok in trouble
A biometric data privacy suit against Clearview AI will move forward, and in the District Court for Northern Illinois, as requested…
Lack of liveness checks in remote biometric verification risks identity theft, Nomidio survey says
Only one in five applicants using remote identity verification checks, including with biometrics, has been asked to perform a liveness…
Researchers use Instagram mask selfies to improve biometric facial recognition algorithms
Some facial biometrics developers fear the COVID-19 pandemic will affect their business, as the number of people wearing masks has…
Trust Stamp secures over $1M funding from general public within two days
Trust Stamp has secured more than $1 million in a Series A round of funding from the general public within…
Tech5 facial biometrics support OpenGate platform for re-opening air travel with KTDI and One ID
A paperless biometrics platform based on open source technology and open standards, going by the name of OpenGate, has been…
Sony AI-powered sensors for industry, retail automation hold secure biometrics promise
Sony claims to have introduced the first artificial intelligence image sensors that speed up the data collection process and deliver…
