How DHS Facial Recognition Tech Spread to ICE Enforcement
(reason, Jun 27, 2025)
The expanding and repurposing of this sophisticated technology, ordinarily used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when people are entering or exiting the country, is now being used on people living in the United States to meet mass deportation and arrest quotas imposed by President Donald Trump.
Texas Enacts Comprehensive AI Governance Laws with Sector-Specific Healthcare Provisions
(Holland & Knight LLP, Jun 28, 2025)
Notably, biometric data used for healthcare treatment, payment or operations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is excluded from this definition.
Beyond Fingerprints: Navigating the Biometric Amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act
(The National Law Review, Jun 27, 2025)
On July 1, 2025, the Biometric Data Privacy Amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act will take effect, creating a new, stand-alone set of obligations for any entity—whether or not it is otherwise subject to the consumer-facing portions of the Colorado Privacy Act—that collects, captures, purchases, receives, or otherwise obtains “biometric identifiers” or “biometric data” from individuals in Colorado.
Iceland Backlash for Use of Facial Recognition in Stores
(WiltshireTimes, Jun 27, 2025)
Jake Hurfurt, head of research and investigations at privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: "Iceland's decision to deploy dystopian facial recognition technology to monitor its customers is disproportionate and chilling.
India’s Digital Authoritarianism - Asian Tech Roundup
(Computing UK, Jun 27, 2025)
The county is hardly alone in taking this path, of course, but this week we feature two more stories that demonstrate the trend: the banning of a satirical news site and the planned use of facial recognition and biometrics to authenticate benefits payments, with even babies being caught in the digital dragnet.
