Lawmakers in Estonia have laid the groundwork for a central biometric database for use by government authorities. As BNS reports, the Estonian government has now approved a piece of legislation […]

Another lawsuit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act has been cleared to proceed in a federal court, albeit with one claim dismissed without prejudice. The case revolves around biometric […]

A preliminary vote by Pittsburgh City Council has paved the way for a new bill requiring law enforcement to seek Council approval before the purchase of facial recognition and predictive […]

The Philadelphia law firm Blank Rome has formed a new team that will focus exclusively on biometric privacy issues. The team will consist of seven lawyers, four of whom are […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Axios is reporting that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading an investigation into social media giant Facebook for possible breaches of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices — Consumer Protection […]

Social media giant Facebook has brought forth an adjusted settlement claim to a U.S. District Court for a lawsuit filed against it earlier this year for violations under the Illinois […]