The Mayor of West Lafayette, Indiana, is throwing himself in front of a bill that would ban the police use of facial recognition. The West Lafayette City Council has postponed […]

The lawyers at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard, & Smith LLP have written a brief primer that explains the potential ramifications of New York City’s new Biometric Identifier Information Law. The law […]

A group of Democratic lawmakers – and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders – have reintroduced legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition technology by federal authorities. The legislation had […]

The Detroit City Council has passed a new law that will give the public more say about the police use of facial recognition. The Community Input Over Government Surveillance Ordinance […]

US privacy advocates believe that there is growing momentum for facial recognition legislation at the federal level. They note that several bills have already been put forward, and are optimistic […]

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) believes that the European Commission’s recently proposed facial recognition law does not do enough to protect the civil liberties of people on the continent. […]

“The new laws include restrictions on how police can use facial recognition technology, with a prohibition on its use in real-time surveillance, with exceptions for investigations involving serious crimes.” The […]

Lawmakers in Estonia have laid the groundwork for a central biometric database for use by government authorities. As BNS reports, the Estonian government has now approved a piece of legislation […]

Illinois legislators are considering revisions to the Biometric Information Privacy Act that are aimed at lessening its impact on smaller businesses. As The Courier reports, the new bill – House […]

Utah’s facial recognition bill has officially made it through both houses of the state legislature after clearing the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill previously made it through the […]