Justice Committee Highlights Serious Deficiencies with Facial Recognition Technology Bill
(Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Feb 27, 2024)
It follows significant concerns about the scheme being raised by ICCL, Digital Rights Ireland, several leading academic experts, the Law Society of Ireland and the Data Protection Commission. The report highlights serious deficiencies in the general scheme of the bill; says a rationale for introducing FRT should be published; and calls on An Garda Síochána and the Department of Justice to urgently clarify how FRT is intended to be used and what imagery and reference databases are intended to be used.
[Paywall] Facial Recognition Can Identify Potential Shoplifters, but What Impact Can It Have on the Innocent?
(NZ Herald, Feb 26, 2024)
Sometime during the pandemic, Moore Wilson’s, the Wellington gourmet store I occasionally shop at, started padlocking its selection of large cuts of meat. The delicious eye fillets and rib roasts remain locked away behind a...
VerifiNow Launches Biometric Identity Solution for Telehealth Providers
(PYMNTS, Feb 26, 2024)
“With advanced biometric checkpoints, PatientVerifi ensures accurate patient authentication and effectively reduces the risks of prescription misuse and insurance fraud while enhancing compliance with healthcare regulations, thereby protecting patients and providers alike,” Paul Velusamy, founder of VerifiNow, said in the release. Incorrect patient identification in telemedicine can lead to malpractice claims, insurance fraud and HIPAA compliance risks, according to the release. With $68 billion lost annually due to healthcare fraud, the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association emphasizes the importance of accurate patient identification.
HireVue Stuck with Proposed Illinois Biometric Data Class Action
(Bloomberg Law, Feb 27, 2024)
HireVue Inc. couldn’t shake most claims from a proposed class action that alleged that it improperly collected the biometric identifiers of Illinois residents when they applied for jobs. The six Illinois residents failed to allege that the artificial intelligence and hiring platform profited from the sale of their biometric data under the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act when they only plead that HireVue profited from the sale of its software, Judge Jeremy C. Daniel, of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, said Monday. HireVue’s motion to dismiss argued that the court lacked specific personal...
BNSF Railway to Pay $75 MLN to Resolve Biometric Privacy Class-Action
(Reuters, Feb 27, 2024)
BNSF, owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab, operates one of the country’s largest freight rail networks. The lawsuit alleged Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF unlawfully collected fingerprint scans without consent from thousands of drivers using automated gate systems at the company’s four facilities in Illinois. The drivers' attorneys said the settlement will bring "closure and valuable cash compensation to what has been contentious and costly litigation."
