A group of Democratic lawmakers – and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders – have reintroduced legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition technology by federal authorities. The legislation had […]

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 Canadian Privacy Commissioner has ruled that the RCMP violated the country’s Privacy Act through its use of Clearview AI’s facial recognition system. Commissioner Daniel Therrien has given the RCMP […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is taking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to task for mismanaging the development of its new Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system, according to […]

International NGO Amnesty International is the latest organization to call for a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. The announcement comes on the heels […]

A group of 50 institutional investors with $4.5 trillion in assets under management (as of December of 2020) is calling for more rigorous human rights and due diligence policies for […]

This week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories is all about the big suits, with an assortment of news items dominated by regulatory authorities and leading executives. On the regulatory side, […]

TikTok has updated its privacy policy with language that gives the company sweeping abilities to collect the biometric information of users in the United States. The changes were made under […]

To ensure that drivers of autonomous vehicles are in their seat and watching the road, EV company Tesla Motors has reportedly activated a facial recognition feature in its Model 3 […]

Privacy watchdogs have hit Clearview AI with a slew of privacy complaints in Europe. Privacy International filed complaints with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and France’s Commission Nationale de […]