Red Cross sees benefits and risk in biometrics use for humanitarian operations
Biometrics use in humanitarian contexts should always be accompanied by data protection impact assessments and other safeguards, The International Committee…
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Beijing unveils crosswalk with biometric facial recognition to catch jaywalkers
The City of Beijing has installed a biometric smart crosswalk at an intersection in Zhongguancun, Haidian district, that can send…
How to avoid becoming the next major BIPA class action target when using facial recognition for security and surveillance
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Swift, rapid advances have fueled a proliferation of facial recognition…
Police in Japan reveal use of facial biometrics in criminal probes
A biometric facial recognition system that matches photos of offenders with images from social media and surveillance cameras has been…
Law firm Blank Rome launches Biometric Privacy Team to help companies minimize compliance risk
Blank Rome has formally launched its Biometric Privacy Team to help clients minimize the risks associated with biometric privacy regulatory…
Amazon and Microsoft move for dismissal of biometric privacy suit, arguing no jurisdiction for training data
Illinois’ biometric privacy law does not apply to conduct out of state and therefore suits against Amazon and Microsoft over…
Clearview AI loses bid to dismiss biometric privacy suit brought by Vermont AG
A biometric data privacy lawsuit brought by Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan against Clearview AI will move forward after a Vermont…
Clearview AI seeks biometric privacy claim consolidation, new BIPA cases brought and defenses considered
Clearview AI is asking to have 11 biometric privacy class action suits combined with each other, and another suit by the…
Misunderstandings in biometrics targeted by EAB and EU regulator collaboration
Data protection regulators in Europe have been receptive to the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) as the organization addresses common misconceptions…
Banning won’t give facial recognition a conscience, but research and informed regulation might
Attempts to tame biometric facial recognition systems by banning them will only result in new problems, according to a global…
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