Not Just Wegmans: More NYC Retailers Using Facial Recognition as Tech Outpaces lLaw
(Gothamist, Jan 12, 2026)
Businesses using facial recognition tech, he added, should disclose it so that people who want to avoid those stores can do so.
Gov. Kathy Hochul Eyeing Biometrics to Stop Underage Sports Betting
(ESPN, Jan 12, 2026)
Hochul will direct the New York State Gaming Commission to explore methods, including facial recognition and thumbprint scanners, to prevent anyone under 21 from creating sportsbook accounts or using the accounts of others.
Concerns Raised Over Scope of Planned EU-US Biometrics Deal
(EURACTIV, Jan 12, 2026)
Details of the plan remain scant, as EU governments have only just given the European Commission a mandate to start negotiating an EU-wide framework for the partnerships on their behalf.
[Video] Roblox Rolls Out Facial Recognition
(NBC Bay Area, Jan 12, 2026)
Senior Director of Product Policy Eliza Jacobs walks us through the company's new way to ensure kids are chatting with kids and kids only.
Heading Out to Protest? Disable Your Phone's Biometrics, and 6 More Ways to Protect Your Privacy
(ZDNET, Jan 12, 2026)
If law enforcement requests that you hand over your device and unlock it for them at a protest, the legality of this request is a gray area, as it involves what can be demanded of you without a warrant.
