Russia Is Bringing Biometric Surveillance to a New Level
(Barron's, Jan 02, 2025)
While frequent U.S. flyers may recognize optional face-scanning tech like TSA-approved Clear, Russia just rolled out a system that’s not so easy to opt out of: biometric data collection for foreigners entering the country...
B.C. Court Upholds Ban Against U.S. Company Collecting People's Data
(Vancouver is Awesome, Jan 02, 2025)
B.C.’s Supreme Court has upheld a privacy commissioner’s ruling that U.S. artificial intelligence company Clearview AI must refrain from gathering images of British Columbians.
Faces and Fingers Are the New Car Keys
(Newsweek, Jan 02, 2025)
"More and more automakers are figuring out ways to really dial-in and fine-tune the vehicle experience by analyzing who's sitting in the driver's seat. Whether via a small pad for fingerprint authentication or an interior camera that recognizes facial expressions, this allows for an intimate yet greater degree of vehicles personalization and customization," Robby DeGraff, manager of product and consumer insights at AutoPacific told Newsweek.
US Plans To Add More Facial Recognition at Airports
(Travel Pulse, Jan 01, 2025)
The United States Customs and Border Protection Service is adding over 200 airports to the list of the over 200 it already uses for its facial recognition programs. That includes nearly 50 airports with international departures. The CPB plans more expansion in the coming years.
Perkins Coie Fights DQ Bid In Facial Recognition IP Suit
(Law360, Jan 02, 2025)
Perkins Coie LLP wants to continue defending Jumio Corp. in a patent infringement lawsuit involving facial recognition technology, calling plaintiff FaceTec Inc.'s bid to disqualify the law firm over its previous...
