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Face Recognition
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Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Baltimore Officially Bans Private Use of Facial Recognition Technology
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian, Maya Atrakchi
Yesterday, Baltimore’s local ordinance prohibiting persons from “obtaining, retaining, accessing, or using certain face surveillance technology or any information obtained from certain face surveillance technology,” became effective. The new ordinance prohibits…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
UPDATE: Baltimore Bans Private-Sector Use of Facial Recognition Technology
On September 8, 2021, Baltimore's local ordinance regulating private entities' use of facial recognition technology becomes effective.
China Justice Observer
SPC Issues New Rules for Use of Facial Recognition Technology
By Publisher
China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) released on 28 July 2021 the “Provisions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Civil Cases Involving the Use of Facial…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
City of Baltimore May Criminalize the Use of Facial Recognition Technologies by Businesses
By Jason C. Gavejian, Jody Kahn Mason, Jason Selvey, Maya Atrakchi, Joseph J. Lazzarotti
The Baltimore City Council recently passed an ordinance, in a vote of 13-2, barring the use of facial recognition technology by city residents, businesses, and most of the city government…
CyberAdviser
The State of Proposed Biometrics Laws
2021 has so far been a year of conflicting impulses in biometrics law: two proposed bills in New York and Maryland would impose substantial new requirements on private entities, but…
Data Protection Report
Privacy commissioners take position on using facial recognition technology
By Imran Ahmad (CA), Sara A. Levine, QC (CA), Alexis Kerr (CA), John Cassell (CA), Admin
Investigative findings In a joint investigation report, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, together with the commissioners of BC, Alberta, and Quebec concluded that Clearview AI violated Canadians’ privacy rights under…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #272 – To Get Up to Speed on Facial Recognition Technology Read This
It’s called This is how we lost control of our faces in the February 5, 2021 edition of MIT Technology Review, written by Karen Hao. The article outlines a study…
Consumer Protection Connection
FTC Settles Facial Recognition Data Misuse Allegations with App Developer
By Sheila Millar, Tracy Marshall
The proliferation of mobile devices and digital media allows consumers to take, post, and store more photos and videos than ever before. Since 2015, app developer Everalbum has operated the…
Eye On Privacy
Portland’s Facial Recognition Law: Impact on National Companies
By Liisa Thomas
Many have been watching facial recognition law developments closely, and saw that Portland became the first US city to regulate the use of such technology by private entities operating “places…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Portland’s New Facial Recognition Ban Increases Litigation Risk, Creates Uncertainty
Is your business using or thinking of using facial recognition technology for activities in Portland, Oregon? Think again. That’s the message to businesses operating in Portland in a new ordinance…