ByteDance Faces BIPA Lawsuit Over Video Editing App
ByteDance, the parent company of popular video-sharing platform TikTok, is now facing a proposed class-action lawsuit over its video editing app CapCut. The…
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AI Update: A Gentleman’s Agreement With the White House
Welcome to the latest edition of FindBiometrics AI update. Here’s the latest big news on the shifting landscape of AI and identity technology: Google,…
GPT-4 Goes Face-blind, TikTok Joins FIDO, and More: 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: OpenAI Puts…
Digital ID in Africa and FinTech for Teens – 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: TikTok…
How Didi’s $1.2B Fine Complicates the Narrative Around China’s Biometric Surveillance
Chinese ride-hailing app Didi has been fined $1.2 billion by state regulators for data privacy and security violations, complicating Western political…
Biometrics-harvesting TikTok App is National Security Risk: FCC
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking Apple and Google to delist TikTok from their respective app stores. TikTok is one of the most popular…
US Senators Ask TikTok to Explain Biometric Data Collection Policy
A pair of US Senators have penned an open letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to express their concerns about the company’s data collection practices. The letter…
New Privacy Policy Gives TikTok Broad Biometric Data Collection Powers
TikTok has updated its privacy policy with language that gives the company sweeping abilities to collect the biometric information of users in the United…
TikTok Reaches $92 Million Settlement in BIPA Lawsuit
A group of plaintiffs have reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit against TikTok. The lawsuit was initially filed in May of 2020, and…
TikTok Data Collection Includes Behavioral Biometrics, Location Info
The United States government is reportedly considering a ban against Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, over what some security experts say are valid fears…