New US Bill Seeks to Develop Countermeasures for Deepfake Technology
The U.S. House of Representatives has officially passed a bill that seeks to curb the growing threat of deepfakes and other forms of manipulated media. The…
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BRIEF: The Legislative Pushback Against Biometric Facial Recognition
Apple’s introduction of the face-scanning Face ID system in 2017’s iPhone X went a long way in helping to make facial recognition for authentication a…
Ban on Oakland’s Use of Facial Recognition Gets First Round of Approval
The city of Oakland’s Privacy Commission has approved a proposal to ban the municipal government’s use of facial recognition. As CBS’s local news station…
Proposed Law Would Ban Facial Recognition Surveillance in Heart of Silicon Valley
The heart of Silicon Valley could become the first place where AI-driven facial recognition technology is banned, if proposed legislation is put into place.…
Illinois Biometrics Law Gets New Ally in Incoming Attorney General
Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has a potentially powerful new defender in the state’s newly-elected Attorney General, Kwame Raoul. The law,…
Facebook Granted Delay in Biometric Privacy Trial
Facebook’s legal team made a Hail Mary last week to delay its biometric class action lawsuit, and it has now scored a touchdown: A panel of judges on the 9th…