Google lobbies to change BIPA
Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., is lobbying to roll back photo provisions in Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), according…
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Victorian government calls for privacy safeguards in facial recognition system
The Victorian state government in Australia wants tougher rules for a new proposed national facial recognition system, according to a…
Minnesota’s Target Field deploys fan cameras with facial recognition
Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins have partnered with Fancam to capture high-resolution images of fans throughout Target Field, and apply…
Vision-Box receives Privacy by Design certification for Orchestra platform
Vision-Box has announced that its Orchestra identity management platform has been granted Privacy by Design certification by the Privacy by…
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says facial recognition system proposal already addresses concerns
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has rejected suggestions that warrants should be required for access to the country’s facial recognition…
Biometrics research brief: privacy, biometrics-as-a-service, forensic technologies
Privacy According to a survey of 500 residents in the District of Columbia metropolitan area by Accenture Federal Services, only…
Facebook accused of facial recognition privacy violations in EU and US
Facebook is facing privacy challenges on both sides of the Atlantic, as the launch of limited tests of an opt-in…
Biometrics Institute to produce guide to considerations for biometric systems
The Biometrics Institute has announced it will produce a guide titled “Understanding Biometrics – Considerations for Implementing a Biometric System,”…
Non-user lawsuit against Facebook under BIPA thrown out
A proposed consumer class-action lawsuit brought against Facebook by a non-user has been thrown out by a California federal judge,…
City surveillance market growing rapidly
Cities around the world spent $3 billion on surveillance last year, and spending on the global city surveillance market will…
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