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FindBiometrics is at the forefront of the identity privacy discussion, working with our association partners in vertical markets to advise on privacy best practices and help educate people around the world about their digital identity rights. That’s why we are pleased to present this very special episode of ID Talk, created in association with the […]
A pair of auto manufacturing companies have teamed up to put biometric sensors in a fire-retardant undershirt to capture the vital data of race car drivers. As Autosport’s Adam Cooper reports, Marelli and OMP Racing announced that they have been granted approval by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to develop what will be known as […]
A $550 million dollar settlement negotiated by Facebook has been put on hold by U.S. District Judge James Donato until lawyers explain to him why the amount is only a fraction of what the damages could be under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) which Facebook is said to have violated. The class-action suit […]
A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against photo-sharing service Shutterfly that alleged it had violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) was dismissed by a federal judge last week, granting Shutterfly’s motion to compel the plaintiff to take her claims to arbitration. The case — which was filed in June of 2019 by Vernita Miracle-Pond and […]
The Polish biotech company GeneMe has developed a faster and more affordable COVID-19 test that should enable testing on a massive scale. The test itself has been dubbed FRANKD, and it uses a mouth swab to generate results in 13-25 minutes at a price point of £10 per test. According to GeneMe, FRANKD has been […]
Biometrics are a cornerstone of the converged security trend, and that’s why we are pleased to count the world leading security conference, ISC West, as our premier partner in that area. Of course, due to the coronavirus pandemic, ISC West 2020 was postponed this spring, but that didn’t prevent us from continuing the critical discussions […]
Welcome to a very special panel episode of the ID Talk Podcast, presented in association with our premier identity industry partner KNOW Identity: That Human Touch: Diversity in Biometrics. Originally scheduled for the KNOW Identity Conference before the event went 100 percent virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this fascinating conversation explores the key […]
The plaintiff in a lawsuit filed in January against facial recognition company Clearview AI is asking a federal judge for a preliminary injunction requiring Clearview to destroy any biometric data it has already collected. The lawsuit — filed by plaintiff David Mutnick — claims that Clearview is in violation of the Illinois Biometric Protection Information […]
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 SHIELD Act, which was signed into law last July, mandates that businesses and organizations protect the private information of New York state’s residents by implementing […]
In a statement emailed to the CBC, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said it will continue to use Clearview AI, but only “in very limited and specific circumstances.” This comes amid growing concerns over the use of the controversial service by police forces across the globe. “Our review of the continued use of this […]
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