GSA's Login to Offer Face Recognition to Customer Agencies
(Nextgov/FCW, Oct 09, 2024)
After months of testing, the federal government’s identity proofing and single sign-on service, Login.gov, is opening up its face recognition capabilities across the government to agencies that want to use them.
As Biometric Laws Evolve, Legal Experts Warn of Risks to Unprepared Businesses
(Missouri Lawyers Media, Oct 09, 2024)
The laws governing biometric privacy differ from most other comprehensive privacy laws in the nation, according to Mitch Martin, of counsel with Spencer Fane. Many of these comprehensive privacy laws govern private data — like cookies, web tracking and social security numbers — more broadly, while biometric privacy governs the use of biological information like facial recognition, retinal scans and fingerprints, Martin said.
Nashville, Tenn., Police Want Private Businesses to Share Surveillance Video Feeds
(Scoop News Group, Oct 09, 2024)
Skeptics worry about the potential invasions of privacy and the normalization of passive surveillance. Others worry of the potential use of facial recognition technology, which is known to produce false matches. Nashville Police says it does not use facial recognition technology in its Fusus system.
New Facial ID Technology from TSA Rolling Out at BZN and Other Montana Airports
(7 KBZK Bozeman, Oct 09, 2024)
As you get ready to hit the skies, one thing that you'll notice across most Montana airports now is new facial recognition technology that's designed to streamline your process through TSA, while also bringing more safety improvements. “In addition to Bozeman, this technology is in use in Billings, in Helena, in Missoula, and in Great Falls,” says Dankers.
NY Mets Parent Co. Accused of Selling Biometric Data for Profit
(LAW360, Oct 09, 2024)
Sterling Mets LP — the owner of the New York Mets baseball franchise — has been hit with a proposed class action alleging that it illegally shares biometric identifier information from...
