James Castro-Edwards Comments in Financial Times on Privacy Challenges of Facial Recognition in Smart Glasses
(Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Jul 15, 2025)
As tech companies consider adding facial recognition capabilities to wearable devices, Castro-Edwards noted the legal complexities such advancements face under the U.K.’s General Data Protection Regulation, which could encourage companies to err on the side of caution. He further cautioned that organizations that get it wrong risk enforcement action from the Information Commissioner.
UK Home Office Working on Rules for Police Use of LFR
(Biometric Update , Jul 15, 2025)
The UK Home Office is in the process of crafting a governance framework for the use of live facial recognition by police, as the government considers a legislative foundation
FirstBank Unveils Card-Free Facial Biometric Onboarding on FirstMobile
(National Daily Newsletter, Jul 15, 2025)
The bank emphasized that the biometric upgrade reflects a strategic shift towards more inclusive, secure, and user-centric mobile banking, especially as more Nigerians adopt digital financial tools.
Bunnings Boss Wants New Laws to Allow Facial Recognition in Stores
(Financial Review, Jul 15, 2025)
“These technologies are essential to protecting team members and customers from rising incidents of violent and threatening behaviour across the retail sector, and other losses that come from retail crime,” Schneider wrote.
The Controversial TSA Rule You Can Legally Refuse to Follow
(The Travel, Jul 15, 2025)
Travelers who do not wish to participate in the facial recognition technology process may decline the optional photo, without recourse, in favor of an alternative identity verification process, which does not use facial recognition technology to verify their identity.
