Nuance and focus the watchwords on facial recognition for more privacy officials
Policy debates over facial recognition are still wide-eyed and emotional, but a recent conference keynote shows that some government officials…
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Chinese firms fined for facial recognition overuse, more city govts mull restrictions
The city of Ningbo in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province has slapped fines on three property development companies accused of illegally…
Mexico’s Supreme Court to hear case against biometric data collection requirement
Reuters is reporting that a new law passed in Mexico requiring telcos to collect customer biometric data is being challenged…
Police facial recognition on images from US protest, social media in Canada questioned
A coalition of groups has written to the administrators of a facial recognition system used to identify a person accused…
Amazon continues to fight hard to send biometric privacy cases to arbitration
A federal appellate court has affirmed that Amazon cannot impose arbitration on minors wanting to be part of proposed class-action…
Proposed AI and biometrics restrictions by EU draw mixed, muted reaction
Reaction is rolling in to the European Union’s attempt to coral artificial intelligence with regulation, which includes strict new proposed…
TikTok hit with biometric data privacy suit under GDPR
TikTok and its parent company are facing a lawsuit from a former UK regulator over allegedly intentional violations of children’s…
Illinois pols move face biometrics ban for undocumented immigrants
The Illinois state Senate has passed a resolution that would greatly restrict the access that immigration agencies within federal and…
Facial recognition concerns impact Malta, South Africa and NYC public safety projects
Maltese MEPs of the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) met on Thursday to discuss the recent European Commission proposal for new…
European data protection regulator argues biometric surveillance restrictions not strong enough
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech Wiewiórowski says the European Commission’s proposed legislation restricting the use of facial recognition and…
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