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Facial recognition, voiceprint, and other biometric-related technology are booming, and they continue to infiltrate different facets of everyday life. The technology brings countless potential benefits, as well as significant data privacy and cybersecurity risks.
In Bradenberg v. Meridian Senior Living, LLC, No. 20-cv-03198, another BIPA complaint this year proceeded past the complaint stage, as the Court found that Plaintiff’s allegations were sufficient to state a claim.
Chinese short-video making app TikTok is now going to collect biometric data of users in the US, including faceprint and voiceprints, as the fate of the Bytedance-owned company remains in limbo in the country. �� TikTok’s New US Privacy Policy: Company to Collect US Users Biometric Data, Including ‘Faceprints and Voiceprints’.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: 2021 has so far been a year of conflicting impulses in biometrics law: two proposed bills in New York and Maryland would impose substantial new requirements on private entities, but in Illinois a proposed amendment would reign in that state’s existing Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).BIPA is currently the only state statute that provides a private right of action for individuals when a private entity improperly collects, stores, or discloses their biometrics. (Portland, Oregon recently enacted an ordinance prohibiting pri...
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following in the footsteps of New York, Maryland recently introduced a standalone biometric information privacy bill, House Bill 218, that mirrors Illinois’ highly...