New Orleans Delays Vote On Expanded Police Use Of Facial Recognition
The New Orleans City Council has postponed action on an ordinance that would have broadened police access to facial recognition technology, extending debate…
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Washington County Council Approves Facial Recognition Restrictions
The most populous county in Washington state has voted unanimously to restrict the use of facial recognition technology by all local government agencies, with…
Virginia Lawmakers Pass Police Biometrics Restrictions
Virginia lawmakers have passed new regulations restricting the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, though the move has already led to some…
GAO Releases New Report on Facial Recognition Industry
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report on the state of the facial recognition industry titled “FACIAL RECOGNITION…
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…
Microsoft Celebrates Washington’s New Facial Recognition Bill
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has officially signed the state’s new facial recognition bill into law. The state legislature passed the new regulations on…
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…
Washington State Passes Stronger Facial Recognition Regulations
The Washington State House of Representatives and the Senate have reached an agreement on new legislation regulating the use of facial recognition technology.…
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…
Dr. Pepper Employee BIPA Violation Lawsuit Moved to Federal Court
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…