Proposed NYC Biometrics Laws, a Multimodal ‘Smart Gun’, and More: Identity News Digest
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Lawmakers Push Again for Federal Biometrics Ban
Lawmakers in Washington have introduced the “Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act”, which would ban the government from using facial…
Congress is Fed Up With the DHS’s HART Problems
The US Congress is signalling dissatisfaction and serious concerns with respect to the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Advanced Recognition…
French Legislators Mandate Biometric Patient ID
While a patchwork of biometric patient identification systems continues to emerge in the United States, French lawmakers have passed legislation that will make…
Lawmakers Warn End of Roe v. Wade Poses Threat to Biometric Data Privacy
US lawmakers are suggesting that there is an even greater need for a biometric data protection bill in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe…
SIA Backs Congressional Acts to Fund and Strengthen US Supply Chain
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has voiced its support for two pieces of legislation that are currently making their way through Congress, and offered…
Utah Passes New Data Privacy Law
Utah Governor Spencer Cox has officially signed a new data protection act into law. The Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) echoes similar legislation in…
Colorado Lawmakers Propose Stricter Facial Recognition Regulations
A Colorado state Senate panel has advanced a bill that would dramatically limit the scope of public facial recognition programs in the state. Bill 22-113 would…
European Lawmakers Offer Two-Year Timeline for Proposed Facial Recognition Law
A pair of lawmakers believe that the European Union is still at least a year away from implementing meaningful laws to govern the use of facial recognition.…
Virginia Plans to Relax Police Facial Recognition Ban
Virginia lawmakers are reportedly planning to lift a police facial recognition ban less than a year after it was passed. The law was passed with strong…