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Marketing professionals can now benefit from a new facial recognition tool when managing digital assets, thanks to an update to IntelligenceBank‘s Digital Asset Management platform. The platform is designed to let users easily organize digital marketing assets. Features of the DAM platform include things like automated photo tagging when pictures are uploaded in bulk, and […]
AI Now has published a new Compendium that evaluates the efficacy of different biometrics regulations. The Compendium was put together in an effort to guide future legislation as biometric technologies become more prevalent moving forward. The Compendium consists of eight case studies, each of which represents a different approach to biometric technology and privacy law. […]
Pittsburgh city councillor Corey O’Connor has introduced legislation that, if passed, would ban the city’s Public Safety Department (PPSD) from using facial recognition software or Predictive Policing Technology. The PPSD oversees the city’s police department, which is already prohibited by the Pittsburgh Public Safety policy from acquiring and using facial recognition software, though news site […]
Embattled New York-based facial recognition startup Clearview AI has been asked to answer a number of questions regarding the collection and processing of personal biometric data in Hamburg, Germany, by Johannes Caspar, the city’s Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. The request came via a formal notice of inquiry filed by Caspar and […]
Social media giant Facebook has received preliminary approval from a California federal court to settle its Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuit for $650 million. Under BIPA, companies are forbidden from the collection and/or retention of an individual’s biometric data without their express written consent in the state of Illinois. It’s perhaps the most […]
Clearview AI has finally revealed its legal strategy as it tries to fend off a possible injunction in Illinois. The preliminary injunction would bar the embattled facial recognition provider from collecting and selling the biometric information of people living in the state. David Mutnick requested the injunction back in April. He is currently acting as […]
Facebook is facing another potentially massive BIPA lawsuit. The news comes mere weeks after the social media giant offered a $650 million settlement in a class action lawsuit for failing to obtain proper consent before collecting and using the biometric information of its users. The new class action suit concerns Instagram (which is owned by […]
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report on the state of the facial recognition industry titled “FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY: Privacy and Accuracy Issues Related to Commercial Uses.” This latest report follows up on some key points regarding the privacy of personal data and the facial recognition industry from two previous […]
A pair of U.S. Senators, Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders, are proposing a nationwide version of the now famous Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) that if implemented, would require private corporations to obtain the written consent of an individual before capturing and storing their biometric data. This National BIPA could potentially serve as a […]
Clearview AI’s legal troubles have spilled over to one of its customers. Macy’s Retail Holdings, which operates the Macy’s department store chain, has been hit with a class action lawsuit that alleges that the company’s use of facial recognition violates the Biometric Information Privacy Act in Illinois (BIPA). Clearview primarily marketed its controversial facial recognition […]
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