‘An Ocean of Fraud.’ Industry Offers Biometrics and Data Exploitation Solutions After Sweeping COVID-19 Fraud
(Scoop News Group, Sep 27, 2023)
“I want to show you the actual log-ins that our vendors accepted as real people,” Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., said during the meeting, displaying various pictures of dolls that were used for biometric verification in order to acquire government loans meant for small businesses.
NY Bans Face Recognition in Schools, Allows Other Biometrics (1)
(Bloomberg Law, Sep 27, 2023)
New York state is banning facial recognition software in schools while giving local districts discretion to use other cutting-edge technology criticized by civil rights groups. The State Education Department announced the ban Wednesday following years of controversy over allowing schools to collect biometrics like facial features, fingerprints, gaits, and voices for a variety of purposes. Schools can still use some controversial tools with limits, according to the official department order. “Schools can decide whether to use biometric identifying technology other than facial recognition technology at the local level so long as they consider the technology’s privacy implications, impact on...
Insurer Has Duty to Defend BIPA Lawsuit Alleging Violation of Privacy in the Creation of Fingerprint Data
(JD Supra, Sep 27, 2023)
The Appellate Court agreed with the insurer that it did not owe a duty to defend the first lawsuit because the insured was not the subject of a Claim, defined in relevant part as a “written demand received by any Insured for money or services” and that coverage for the related request for indemnification was barred by the contractual liability exclusion.
Palm Print, Eye Scan to Buy Alcohol Mulled in Washington State
(Bloomberg Lawd, Sep 27, 2023)
Washington state lawmakers may need to provide direction for consumer use of biometric data such as a palm scan to prove age for alcohol and other age-restricted purchases, speakers at a legislative committee session said Tuesday. Seattle’s Amazon.com, Inc. and the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks are among those who recently approached regulators about the use of biometric tools to prove a consumer’s age. The requests were cited by representatives of the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board at a meeting on Sept. 26 who raised questions over use of the technology. The options aim to boost consumer convenience, but privacy advocates...
This Startup Wants to Verify Your ID Without Storing Your Personal Data
(TechCrunch, Sep 27, 2023)
ShareID spokesperson Eliana Daboul described the company in an email as “an Authentication-as-a-Service solution tied to government-issued IDs.” The twist is that, unlike other similar companies, ShareID claims it doesn’t store any personal data. Instead, according to ShareID’s CEO Sara Sebti, the company asks users to submit a video to prove their “liveness” — a fancy word that means the user has to prove they are a real person in front of their phone’s camera and it’s not a pre-recorded video — and a picture of their government ID. But ShareID says it doesn’t store this data, it keeps it in memory on its servers and creates a hash — a unique ID — and then wipes the data, which effectively was never stored on the servers.
[Paywall] How Will Biometrics Shape the Future of Banking?
(The Banker, Sep 27, 2023)
The Deloitte Center for Financial Services expects synthetic identity fraud to generate at least a $23bn loss by 2030, prompting many banks and fintechs to develop more advanced security systems using biometric technology.
