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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 policing technology to be passed into law this week. Though the bill received support from the majority of the council, there are some who are […]
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 partners and all of whom will operate under the guidance of chair Jeffrey Rosenthal. Blank Rome formed the new team to meet the growing need […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Act (DTPA), with Paxton reportedly looking into whether the company illegally obtained biometric data from its users. The DTPA aims to protect consumers in the […]
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 Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The latest $650 million amount being presented by Facebook represents a $100 million increase over the previous settlement that was […]
Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google are the subjects of the latest high-profile lawsuits for privacy violations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), which prohibits the capture or storage of an individual’s biometric data without their express consent to do so. The biometric data in question in these instances is faceprints obtained by […]
New York-based video hosting platform Vimeo lost an appeal in the Northern District of Illinois to have a class-action biometric privacy lawsuit go to arbitration. The lawsuit accuses Vimeo of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) prohibiting the capture, storage, and use of an individual’s biometric data without their written consent. The plaintiff […]
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