NYPD’s new facial recognition policy sparks immediate calls for a ban
The New York City Police Department’s (NYPD’s) new policy for use of biometric facial recognition technology immediately fueled a storm…
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Apple seeks patent on display-blurring technology using face detection and gaze tracking
A recent patent application by Apple describes a system using face recognition and eye-tracking to prevent privacy invasion by people…
Motorola Solutions adds privacy controls to biometric video management software
Motorola Solutions has upgraded the capabilities of its facial recognition video security and analytics product Avigilon Control Center (ACC) 7.6…
Malaysia Commissioner wants facial biometrics security in Personal Data Protection Act
Clear policy is needed in Malaysia on endpoint security to reduce the risk of breaches of facial biometrics and other…
Movements build to ban secret use of facial recognition
State governments at opposite ends of the nation appear ready to place more controls on the use of facial recognition…
IEEE plans development of standards to advance security of employee’s personal data
As biometric ID authentication technologies proliferate to validate worker identities, the protection and security of these records also become more…
Kiva and Gravity granted first ID2020 certifications for empowering users of digital ID technology
The inaugural class of ID2020-certified digital ID solutions has been announced by the organization, which holds up the Kiva Protocol…
New state privacy laws for OEMs: keeping an eye on biometric data
This is a guest post by Gail Gottehrer, Founder of the Law Office of Gail Gottehrer LLC and Lisa Joy…
Scottish Parliament passes bill to address police use of biometric data
The Scottish Parliament has approved legislation to establish a Biometrics Commissioner that will monitor how law enforcement captures, stores, uses…
Jurisdiction and pre-emption in biometric privacy suits may soon be clarified
The regular movement of Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) suits to the Northern District of California may only increase as…
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