Lawyers urge New York businesses to employ best practices for biometric data as law evolves
As New York State’s proposed “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security” (SHIELD) Act is considered by state legislators, businesses…
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Biometrics Commissioner criticizes UK police, home office governance rules in annual report
UK Biometrics Commissioner Paul Wiles has published the office’s annual report for 2017, expressing concern about a lack of adequate…
Canada will make foreign visitors pay for biometrics collection
Details have emerged about the expansion of a program for collecting fingerprints and facial images from foreign nationals visiting Canada,…
Amazon responds to call to stop marketing facial recognition to police
Amazon has responded to an open letter from a coalition of privacy and digital rights groups calling on the tech…
ITIF calls for constructive conversation on facial recognition in response to privacy groups’ Amazon letter
The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has responded to an open letter sent by privacy advocacy groups to Amazon,…
Researchers develop privacy filter to block photo facial recognition
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto Engineering school have used adversarial training to create an algorithm which…
Article calls on states to improve understanding to develop biometric privacy legislation
Only one-fifth of U.S. states have actively considered or passed legislation addressing the collection and management of biometric data, and…
Privacy groups call on Amazon to stop marketing facial recognition technology to police
Privacy activists including the American Civil Liberties Union are asking Amazon to stop marketing its Rekognition technology to police, out…
Police body camera maker Axon weighs implementation of real-time facial recognition
Real-time face recognition could soon be coming to law enforcement body cameras, as Axon, the largest supplier of the devices…
UK Information Commissioner warns public use of facial recognition technology could spur legal action
UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has warned that she will consider legal action against users of facial recognition technology, including…
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