Law enforcement agencies and industry lobbyists are starting to push back against some of the facial recognition bans that were put in place across the United States. A little more […]

A group of senators is trying to advance facial recognition legislation in France. To that end, the senators have filed a report that advocates for the creation of strict facial […]

This week’s roundup of top biometrics stories is a varied one, featuring some interesting legislative news, a positive market forecast, a device launch, and some useful educational content. On the […]

Virginia lawmakers have officially lifted the state’s facial recognition ban. The legislature first prohibited the police use of facial recognition technology last March, but indicated that it would be replacing […]

Privacy advocates are hoping that their recent victory over the IRS will mark a shift in the ongoing battle over facial recognition. The IRS had originally announced that it would […]

A Colorado state Senate panel has advanced a bill that would dramatically limit the scope of public facial recognition programs in the state. Bill 22-113 would ban the use of […]

The city of New Orleans is already looking to walk back its facial recognition ban. The city’s current ban has been in effect since December of 2020, and was passed […]

A pair of lawmakers believe that the European Union is still at least a year away from implementing meaningful laws to govern the use of facial recognition. The European Commission […]

The Mayor of West Lafayette, Indiana, has followed through on his promise to veto a proposed facial recognition ban. The ban had originally been put forward by a group of […]

European Parliament is pushing to ban several kinds of AI systems that could have a negative impact on the public. The organization expressed particular concerns about private facial recognition databases, […]