Monroe County Weighs Bill Requiring Businesses to Disclose Facial Recognition Use
A proposed law in Monroe County, New York, would require businesses such as grocery stores, restaurants, and banks to tell customers when they use facial…
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Meta Licensed Rank One Computing Face Recognition for Smart Glasses Testing
Meta licensed facial recognition technology from Rank One Computing for internal work on its smart glasses, a WIRED investigation found, tying a specific…
Researchers Find Dormant Face-Recognition Code in Meta’s Smart Glasses App
Code for an unreleased facial recognition feature has been found inside Meta’s AI app, the companion software for its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses, in a…
Amazon Ring Faces Proposed Class Action Over Familiar Faces Facial Recognition
Amazon’s Ring is facing a proposed class action alleging that its Familiar Faces facial recognition feature captures and stores the facial data of passersby…
Erie County Executive Signs Biometric Transparency and Privacy Act Into Law
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has signed the Biometric Transparency and Privacy Act into law, the next step for the county-level legislation that makes…
IRS Proposal Would Let ID.me Retain Taxpayer Biometric Data for Years
A proposed framework under discussion at the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service would allow identity verification contractor ID.me to…
Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Meta Glasses Over Biometric Privacy
Texas AG Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into Meta Glasses over facial geometry collection and recording, issuing a Civil Investigative Demand to Meta.
NYC Health + Hospitals Data Breach Exposed Fingerprints and Palm Prints
NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health system in the United States, has disclosed a data breach that exposed personal, medical, financial, and…
Disney Faces Proposed Class Action Over Disneyland Facial Recognition
A proposed class action accuses Disney of collecting biometric data through facial recognition at Disneyland entrances without consent, seeking $5 million.
Musicians File Class Actions Against Suno, Udio, and Google Over Voiceprint Extraction
A group of independent musicians has filed proposed class-action lawsuits against Suno Inc., Uncharted Labs Inc.’s Udio, and Google LLC, alleging the companies…