Federal Data Privacy Legislation: Differences with State Laws Raise Preemption Issues
(Reuters, Aug 10, 2022)
For over two years now businesses have been dealing with the complexities of compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA); the nation's first comprehensive consumer privacy law. Compliance became more complex with the enactment of comprehensive consumer privacy laws in Virginia, Colorado, Utah and Connecticut, plus the new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), a/k/a CCPA 2.0. As a result, industry has been screaming for one, consistent federal standard. Congress may finally be answering the call with the introduction of the American Data Privacy Protection Act, H.R. 8152, (ADPPA). The ADPPA in its current form would preempt most, but not all, state privacy and data protection laws. Preemption had been one of the bigger stumbling blocks to getting a federal privacy law enacted. Whether a federal law would be treated as a floor or a ceiling divided lawmakers, industry and privacy advocates alike.
DHS S&T Podcast Explores Facial Recognition Performance and Fairness
(Homeland Security Today, Aug 10, 2022)
On this episode of Technologically Speaking, follow along as guest Arun Vemury of the Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) Biometrics and Identity Technology Center discusses facial recognition performance and fairness. Arun and host John Verrico dive into how the technology works, how it has changed over time, current challenges and biases and what S&T is doing to overcome them. They also touch on whether or not facial recognition technology can distinguish between identical twins and the need for cameras that are designed to better accommodate the diversity of human faces and skin tones.
AI for Policing: Where Should we Draw the Line?
(Silicon Republic, Aug 10, 2022)
Law enforcement agencies around the world are considering the use of artificial intelligence to prevent and solve crimes. There are various ways that AI technology can be used in policing, such as surveillance, crowd monitoring, analytics on likely areas for crime and facial recognition technology to identify criminals. Facial recognition is already being used by law enforcement groups, particularly in China and the US. The US Department of Homeland Security is also pushing for the international sharing of biometric data. Its international data-sharing programme aims to create a “biometric and biographic information-sharing capability to support border security and immigration vetting”, according to documents recently shared by Statewatch.
IDEX Biometrics and Reltime Collaborate to Launch Web3 Biometric Payment Card
(Help Net Security, Aug 10, 2022)
IDEX Biometrics and Reltime formed a partnership to jointly develop and market Web3 biometric payment card including cold storage and digital asset wallets, combined with digital identification.This all-in-one, EMV compliant biometric payment card is anticipated to reach the market in the first half of 2023. The biometric solution based on IDEX Biometrics sensor technology will enable EMV compliant payments alongside Reltime’s global Web3 financial ecosystem’s unique “check-out” feature. Securing fiat and digital asset transactions with an extra, secure layer of authentication, the smart card will also include other features. Web3 Cold Storage Payment and ID Card will support other Web3, NFT and digital asset formats, meeting the needs of people around the world to safeguard their digital assets from being stolen or lost, while storing them offline, without the interference of any intermediaries.
Amazon Expands Palm Scanning Payment Tech to 65 More Whole Foods Locations
(Tech Crunch, Aug 10, 2022)
Amazon’s “One” palm scanner payment technology will be launching at over 65 Whole Foods stores in California. This is the biggest rollout to date, with stores in Malibu, Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Santa Cruz receiving the tech that aims to modernize retail shopping. When the checkout devices were first announced in 2020, Amazon One was available in Amazon Go stores, with an eventual expansion to Whole Foods stores in Austin, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York City. Customers can also try checking out with their hand at the Amazon Style fashion store in Glendale, California, along with select Fresh and Go stores. Amazon One is part of the company’s mission to use “contactless” technology that makes it faster to pay. The tech works like this: Users visit a kiosk or a point-of-sale station at participating locations to link their palm and payment card to the service. Then, all they have to do during the checkout process is hover their hand over a scanner to complete the transaction.
Identity Week America, October 4-5, 2022
(Terrapinn, Aug 10, 2022)
IDENTITY WEEK is the most important identity event in the USA. IDENTITY WEEK is a conference and exhibition bringing together the brightest minds in the identity sector to promote innovation, new thinking, and more effective identity solutions. Key areas of focus include secure physical credentials, digital identity, and advanced authentication technologies, such as biometrics.
