New York’s SHIELD Act Includes Biometric Data Provision
A provision to the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD) expanding its scope to include the protection of biometric data went into…
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RCMP to Continue Using Clearview AI in Limited Circumstances
In a statement emailed to the CBC, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said it will continue to use Clearview AI, but only “in very limited and specific…
Google Hit with BIPA Lawsuit Over Faceprints
Google has been accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in a new lawsuit over the compiling of faceprints. This case comes…
Virginia Lawmakers to Review Proposed Privacy Legislation
A committee of the Virginia House of Delegates voted last week to send several privacy-related bills to a legislative commission for study, including the…
New York Law Firm Offers Guidance on California Consumer Privacy Act
Major New York Law Firm Kramer Levin has written a post on its website offering companies some information and guidance on the recently passed California…
BIPA Suit Filed Against Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the subject of a lawsuit for violating the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA). This is the latest in a string of BIPA violation…
Class Action Lawsuits Filed in Illinois Citing Breach of Biometrics Privacy Law
Biometrics News – Facial Recognition A pair of class action lawsuits have recently been filed in Illinois against Rivers Casino in De Plaines and retail giant…
Biometrics a Key Factor in Comparitech Ranking of Countries’ Privacy, Surveillance Practices
The United States ranks just as poorly as the worst European Union members when it comes to privacy laws and government surveillance, according to a new…
SecureRedact Makes Videos Anonymous with Facial De-Recognition
When it comes to facial recognition, most providers are trying to make it easier to identify individual faces in a crowd. With the launch of SecureRedact,…
Illinois Law Office Adds Two Biometric Specialists to Corporate Litigation Team
Shook, Hardy, and Bacon has added two biometrics specialists to its corporate litigation team in Illinois. The law office has announced that attorneys Melissa…