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 Southern District of Illinois judge has sent an action against iOS and Android social media app Snapchat to arbitration following a filing from parent company Snap Inc. The case, […]

The most populous county in Washington state has voted unanimously to restrict the use of facial recognition technology by all local government agencies, with the council’s executive saying he is […]

US District Judge James Robart has issued a pair of rulings that will likely set an important precedent for future lawsuits involving Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The rulings […]

According to reports from multiple news outlets, retail giant Amazon plans on installing biometrically-enabled cameras in the vehicles of third-party delivery drivers and requiring the drivers to consent to having […]

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 […]

According to a recent story from BuzzFeed News, social media giant Facebook is looking into the possibility of adding facial recognition capabilities to its upcoming smart glasses devices, but is […]

A group of plaintiffs have reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit against TikTok. The lawsuit was initially filed in May of 2020, and alleged that the social […]

There’s a new online service that is designed to help people become aware of whether or not their Flickr photos have been used to train any facial recognition algorithms. As […]

There’s quite a bit of turbulence in this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ most popular stories, thanks COVID-related disruption and a big development from another major BIPA lawsuit. Let’s start with […]