ACLU takes Clearview AI to Illinois court for alleged biometric privacy violations
“We won’t let companies like Clearview trample on our right to privacy,” writes ACLU Staff Attorney Nathan Freed Wessler. The…
privacy
Biometric Update regularly releases news about the topic "privacy." The following set of links is available to help you find biometrics news related to "privacy" and other relevant terms. Additional topics may be explored by reviewing our complete Biometrics Topics list.
China considers biometric data protection law to curb facial recognition abuses and secure PII
Concerns about the impact of facial recognition and other biometrics on the privacy of Chinese citizens may soon find their…
ICE facial biometrics use boosts investigative capabilities but privacy assessment shows risks remain
The use of biometric facial recognition from third parties by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has “exponentially” improved the…
U.S. senators want to know how secure data from Clear coronavirus app is
A pair of U.S. senators feel biometrics services firm Secure Identity LLC is not living up to its better known…
D-ID secures $13.5M to further develop anonymization and facial biometrics-blocking software
D-ID has secured $13.5 million that will be invested in further developing its technology that digitally anonymizes faces in videos…
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…
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…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection