A New York State Supreme Court judge has thrown out a facial recognition lawsuit against the Lockport City School District. The lawsuit was originally filed by the New York Civil […]

The State of New York has temporarily (and officially) banned the use of facial recognition in its schools. The ban covers both public and private schools, and will be in […]

The Chairman of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is asking Apple to come up with a better form of iPhone authentication. The agency is particularly worried about Face ID, […]

One month after the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the New York State Education Department for its decision to approve the use of facial recognition […]

A provision to the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD) expanding its scope to include the protection of biometric data went into effect on March 21. The […]

Schools in the district of Lockport, New York, are closer to being allowed to use facial recognition technology to monitor persons on school property after the New York State Education […]

The New York Police Department has finally finished deleting what was an illegal database of fingerprints obtained from juvenile offenders more than two years after being ordered to do so […]

An ambitious modernization effort for New York’s bridges and tunnels is beginning to take shape, with biometric technology playing a significant role. The plan was first announced by Governor Andrew […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced new measures to modernize the state’s bridge and tunnel crossings, including biometric identification technology. Security is a major component of the modernization plan, […]

New York State’s use of facial recognition at the DMV is paying dividends, reports WIBX. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles started using the technology in 2010. It’s designed to […]