Judge Freezes Facebook’s BIPA Settlement, Suggesting Too Much Lenience
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…
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EU Court Decision Prompts Northern Ireland Police to Delete Biometric Records
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) appears set to begin the ‘real-time’ deletion of its database of drunk drivers’ biometric data following a recent…
Facing BIPA Lawsuits, Clearview Ends Contract with Chicago Police
The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is no longer using Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition platform. The department had originally signed a…
Privacy Assessment Raises Concerns About ICE and DHS Facial Recognition Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has signed off on a Privacy Impact Assessment that raises significant concerns about the use of facial recognition by…
London, ON, Police Confirm Unauthorized Use of Clearview Biometric Tech
The Chief of Police in London, Ontario, has confirmed that seven department officers had access to Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition program. One…
Digital Rights Group Asks EU to Ban Biometric Mass Surveillance
European Digital Rights (EDRi) is asking the European Union to ban all forms of biometric mass surveillance. The organization’s latest paper also calls for the…
Seventh Circuit Ruling Lets Defendants Move BIPA Cases to Federal Court
The Seventh Circuit court in the U.S. has weighed in on Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and determined that the act of collecting and…
Judge Rejects Google’s Attempt to Have Privacy Lawsuit Dismissed
Google’s attempts to have a class-action lawsuit filed against it dismissed have been refused by a federal judge, who ruled that the tech giant will have to…
Boston Considers Facial Recognition Ban
The city of Boston is considering passing a ban on the use of facial recognition technology, a move that would make then the third municipality to do so in the…
Clearview Suspends Private Contracts to Head Off Possible Injunction
Clearview AI has indicated that it will be cancelling all contracts with private entities, and will instead make its platform available exclusively to…