Epay Systems to Pay $1.53M in BIPA Settlement Over Employee Timekeeping System
Epay Systems has agreed to pay $1,526,250 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) tied to…
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UK Police Accessed 150 Million Civilian Images for Facial Recognition, Advocacy Group Says
Police in the UK have conducted facial recognition searches using more than 150 million images from passport and immigration databases without public…
Rwanda Prepares to Launch Biometric Digital ID with Multi-Format Access
Rwanda’s National Identification Agency (NIDA) is preparing to roll out the country’s first biometric digital identity system, marking a major step in the…
China Warns of National Security Risks From Biometric Crypto Projects
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) has issued a public warning about cryptocurrency ventures that collect sensitive biometric data, identifying such…
U.S. and Chile Expand Biometric Border Security Ties Through BITMAP Agreement
The United States and Chile have signed a new biometric data-sharing agreement under the Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program…
Samsara to Pay $3.95M to Settle Biometric Privacy Lawsuit Over Dash Cams
Fleet technology provider Samsara Inc. has agreed to a $3.95 million settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging it violated Illinois’ Biometric Information…
Federal Judge Allows BIPA Lawsuit Against Eufy to Proceed in Illinois
An Illinois federal judge has denied Anker Innovations’ attempt to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the company of violating the state’s biometric privacy law…
Google Agrees to $8.75M Biometric Data Class Action Settlement
Google has agreed to pay $8.75 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the company violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law through its…
India to Launch School-Based Aadhaar Biometric Updates for 70 Million Children
India’s Unique Identification Authority (UIDAI) is launching a school-based initiative to update biometric data for approximately 70 million children whose…
Metropolitan Police to Deploy Facial Recognition at Notting Hill Carnival 2025
For the first time since limited trials in 2016 and 2017, the Metropolitan Police will deploy live facial recognition (LFR) technology at the Notting Hill…