The most populous county in Washington state has voted unanimously to restrict the use of facial recognition technology by all local government agencies, with the council’s executive saying he is […]

Virginia lawmakers have passed new regulations restricting the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, though the move has already led to some pushback from law enforcement officials. The […]

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 […]

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has officially signed the state’s new facial recognition bill into law. The state legislature passed the new regulations on March 12, and they will formally go […]

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 effect on March 21. The […]

The Washington State House of Representatives and the Senate have reached an agreement on new legislation regulating the use of facial recognition technology. Under the newly-passed Senate Bill 6280 — […]

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 Virginia Privacy Act (VPA). The VPA […]

A lawsuit that was filed by an employee against soft drink maker Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. in Illinois that claims the company violated the state’s biometric privacy laws has been […]

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 Wallgreens, with plaintiffs claiming […]