Austin Banned Facial Recognition Technology for Good Reason. Why Did APD Use it? | Grumet
(Austin American-Stateman, May 22, 2024)
According to recent reporting by The Washington Post, Austin police officers sidestepped the city’s ban on several occasions by sending images of unknown suspects to the Leander Police Department, which has access to facial recognition software, and asking someone there to run the scan.
You Soon May Be Able to Pay with Your Face. But is it Safe?
(Aol.com, May 21, 2024)
Privacy experts are ringing the alarm, pointing out big companies from Equifax to Microsoft to Facebook have been hacked before and they fear it's just a matter of time before a facial payment company is breached.
Restaurant Chains Increasingly Allowing Customers to Pay for Purchases with Their Faces
(The New York Sun, May 22, 2024)
CaliExpress, an automated fast food restaurant known for its robot burger makers, has introduced a novel technology that allows customers to pay for their meals using facial recognition technology. To activate this system, users must first register with a selfie. Once registered, they can opt to be recognized by the system, and the facial verification then confirms the transaction. CaliExpress is not alone in adopting this cutting-edge technology...
Google Pay Expands BNPL and Says Goodbye to the CVV With Biometrics
(PYMNTS, May 22, 2024)
Security through biometric authentication filled out the announcement. Google Pay now allows users to fill in their card details using a fingerprint, face scan or PIN. This feature leverages the device’s unlock method to automatically fill in full card details, reducing the need to enter security codes and enhancing overall security manually. “By leveraging biometrics, we greatly increase security while removing friction for a more convenient experience,” Volk said, underlining the dual benefits of convenience and security provided by the new autofill feature.
Walmart Accused of Violating Delivery Drivers’ Biometric Privacy
(Bloomberg Law, May 22, 2024)
Walmart Inc. violated Illinois biometric privacy law by collecting and sharing the facial geometry of workers for its Spark delivery app without informed consent, according to a proposed class action. Delivery drivers for Walmart’s Spark platform are required to regularly upload photos of his driver’s license along with other photos to the Spark app to verify logging on, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Named plaintiff Antonio Morris argues that Walmart failed to get his written consent for the collection and should have permanently deleted the photo uploads after...
