JP Morgan Makes Biometric Data Compulsory at New HQ
(The Times, Oct 10, 2025)
Staff started to move across to the new 60-storey building after it opened in August and the bank had originally planned for biometric access to be voluntary.
Britons Travelling to EU to Undergo New Biometric Checks at Border From Sunday
(The Guardian, Oct 10, 2025)
Under EES, most non-EU or non-European Economic Area citizens or residents will be photographed and have their fingerprints scanned at the border to travel into the Schengen area.
Emerging Technologies Bring Shifts in Biometric Privacy Litigation, Experts Say
(Law.com, Oct 10, 2025)
Part of the issue is that your face is not actually a very private thing,” said Matthew Kugler, a professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, who studies privacy litigation. “If there isn’t a legal restriction on using the technology, then practically they are always going to be able to get images of your face, so they can always practically do it. Given that we can’t protect the secrecy of your face, the only way to protect your privacy is through legal intervention.
SFO Adds New Faster, Touchless TSA Screening Option: Here’s What to Know
(The San Francisco Chronicle, Oct 10, 2025)
SFO is now one of just 15 airports nationwide offering the new TSA PreCheck Touchless ID, which uses facial recognition to verify a traveler’s identity in seconds — no need to pull out a license or boarding pass.
Google Reaches Settlement in Biometric Privacy Litigation Over IBM Data Set
(MLex, Oct 10, 2025)
Plaintiffs have filed a stipulation of dismissal in a class action alleging Google used an IBM facial-recognition data set, obtained from the photo-sharing service Flickr, to improve its facial recognition technologies in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The dismissal announces an unspecified settlement."
