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San Francisco Bars Pause PatronScan Facial Recognition After Boycott Campaign

Two San Francisco bars have paused their use of PatronScan following a boycott campaign focused on the identity system’s facial recognition and patron-data…

August 10, 2026

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Identity News Digest – July 23 2024

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: IDEMIA…

July 23, 2024

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Advocacy Group Sues San Francisco Over Allegedly Illegal Use of Facial Recognition

San Francisco’s city, county, and police departments are being sued by the non-profit Secure Justice for allegedly using facial recognition technology (FRT)…

July 18, 2024

Police Circumvent FRT Bans by Asking Neighbors for Help

Police in major US cities have found a way to bypass bans on facial recognition technology by requesting help from neighboring towns with fewer restrictions.…

May 21, 2024

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Municipal Moves Under Scrutiny – Identity News Digest

Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today:\ Iowa…

November 1, 2023

Committee Urges New Rules for Facial Recognition as UK Retail Crime Hits Record Levels

San Francisco Bans City’s Use of Facial Recognition-Based Surveillance

City officials in San Francisco have approved a proposed ban on the city’s use of facial recognition, clearing the way for it to become law. First proposed at…

May 17, 2019

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Identity Week aims to be a significant identity industry catalyst. It’s our mission is to help accelerate the move towards a world where trusted identity solutions enable governments and commercial organisations to provide citizens, employees, customers and consumers with a multitude of opportunities to transact in a seamless, yet secure manner. All the while preventing the efforts of those intent on doing harm. identityweek.net

The Biometric Digital Identity Prism is a market landscape framework designed to help influencers and decision makers understand, innovate, and implement digital identity technologies and solutions. This innovative framework for understanding and evaluating the rapidly evolving biometric digital identity marketplace is the only market model that is truly biometric-centric based on the foundational conviction that in the age of digital transformation the only true, reliable link between humans and their digital data is biometrics. www.the-prism-project.com