New facial recognition guidance for Australia addresses privacy in retail environments
As Australia grapples with the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in retail environments, the Office of the Australian Information…
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
Argentina mandates biometric age checks and ID verification for gambling
Argentina is set to implement a nationwide requirement for biometric digital identity checks by online gambling companies to address growing…
Russia looks at biometric age checks for online sale of age-restricted goods
The Russian government will develop amendments to the national legislation to verify the age of buyers using biometrics for the…
Key takeaways and lessons learned from BIPA choice of law dismissal
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney In late October, a global technology conglomerate successfully challenged an…
Visa, Feedzai note growing shift to biometric security in UK, France
Studies by Visa and Feedzai reveal an accelerating shift in consumer behavior toward biometric security technologies in both the UK…
Colorado’s consumer privacy law gets expanded biometric protections in draft rules
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office has filed a set of proposed draft amendments to the 2021 Colorado Privacy Act (CPA),…
Stricter retail age verification on the agenda as UK fails to curb underage vaping
A survey of vape users in Northern Ireland is causing alarm in the UK, with some observers warning that a…
Biometric privacy law in Texas close enough to BIPA to protect Match
Just because you live in Illinois and a company has processed your biometrics without getting your informed consent, you may…
How will Republican win impact regulation of consumer data, privacy?
Tuesday’s historic elections in which voters returned former Republican President Donald Trump to the White House and gave Republicans control…
Retailers turn to facial recognition to curb $100B in losses amid ‘sweethearting’ surge
Retail theft is on the rise in the U.S., with losses topping an estimated $100 billion annually. In addition to…
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