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Under the bill, private entities would pay hefty fines if they share residents' biometric data without consent. Such data would include fingerprints; voiceprints; facial geometry; and retina, iris and hand scans.
Massachusetts Homes in on Facial Recognition Accountability According to a recently proposed Massachusetts bill, companies could soon face penalties for misusing facial recognition technology, causing them to pay hefty fines or go to court. May 07, 2021 • bill that would penalize companies that misuse such tech via hefty fines and sanctions enforced by the state attorney general’s office. The bill, according to Rep. Dylan Fernandes, would prevent companies from sharing customers’ data without their consent as a way to protect individuals from financial, physical or reputational harm...
BOSTON — A new bill on Beacon Hill would provide a set of rules on how officials can use the license plate reading camera systems that are found across the state, including at the Bourne and Sagamore bridges. The bill, filed by state Rep. Sarah Peake, would provide “guardrails” around automatic license plate readers, which capture drivers' license plates and store the information in a state database, according to Peake, D-Provincetown. If passed, it would be unlawful for state officials to use the readers to monitor or track activity protected under the First Amendment and would...
The state police have stopped using the camera systems, but ALRPs still have privacy rights advocates concerned.
An Israeli biometrics startup with a history of defense contracts has applied for a patent on technology that repositions drones to get a better shot of a person on the ground.