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Biometrics Commissioner Looks at Facial Recognition in Scottish Prisons

July 7, 2022

Scotland’s Biometrics Data Commissioner is asking the Criminal Justice Committee for more oversight over the country’s prisons. Commissioner Brian Plastow is specifically interested in the use of facial recognition technology […]

Israeli Border Agency Called to Task for Illegal Sharing of Biometric Database

May 25, 2022

Roy Friedman is taking Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority to task for mishandling biometric data that was captured at the Israeli border. Friedman is the head of the Identity and […]

Judge Rules Insurance Company Is on the Hook in BIPA Class Action Lawsuit

April 6, 2022

Citizens Insurance Co of America has been roped into a pair of class action lawsuits that originate with Clearview AI. One of the lawsuits alleges that Clearview’s data collection practices […]

South Wales Police Return With New Facial Recognition System Following Legal Defeat

March 18, 2022

The South Wales Police department is preparing to resume its use of live facial recognition technology. The department first started trialing face-based surveillance tech in 2017, but pulled back in […]

Five Flashpoints That Are Shaping the Course of the Facial Recognition Debate

March 4, 2022

Facial recognition is one of the most contentious biometric technologies on the market today. It also happens to be one of the most confusing, insofar as the term ‘facial recognition’ […]

Texas AG Files Suit Over Meta’s Use of Facial Recognition

February 15, 2022

Facebook’s parent company is facing new legal woes in Texas. The state Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Meta that alleges that the company’s use of facial recognition technology […]

France Becomes Latest Country to Censure Clearview AI for Privacy Violations

January 3, 2022

Another international privacy regulator is cracking down on Clearview AI. The company’s latest legal woes originate in France, where the Commission Nationale Informatique et Libertés (CNIL) has ruled that Clearview’s […]

Canadian Provinces Issue Further Injunctions Against Clearview AI

December 15, 2021

A trio of Canadian provinces are once again cracking down on Clearview AI. The privacy commissioners of British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec were part of an investigation that ruled that […]

Clearview AI Could Face £17 Million Fine for Privacy Violations in the UK

December 3, 2021

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a preliminary decision in its investigation of Clearview AI. The ICO conducted its investigation in collaboration with the Office of the Australian Information […]

Mexico’s Biometric SIM Registry to Face Legal Challenge From Data Protection Agency

April 29, 2021

Mexico’s data protection agency is planning to challenge legislation aimed at establishing a biometric registry of mobile users, according to a Reuters report. Earlier this month, lawmakers passed a bill […]

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