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Meta's $1.4 Billion Texas Biometric Settlement
This week, let’s highlight Texas’s recent $1.4 Billion settlement with Meta stemming from its 2022 lawsuit accusing the “Artificial Intelligence empire” of building itself on the “backs of Texans” by violating the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI).
The Perfect Storm: Facial Recognition
As Clearview AI expands and Texas sues Meta/Facebook for violations of its biometric privacy law, let's consider whether government is ignoring its role in perpetuating the problems associated with facial recognition.
Biometrics in 2022: Employees, the FTC, Dashcams, Time-Keeping Software, etc.
This week, let’s look at lessons drawn from recent actions by the plaintiffs’ bar and the FTC -- all of which are focused on the use of biometrics, and restrictions under laws like the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Clear Views about Clearview AI
This week, we highlight lawsuits brought against facial recognition technology provider Clearview AI, and offer some suggestions about the procurement of privacy-invasive technologies.
Is the Tide Turning Against Facial Recognition?
This week, we consider the implications of Facebook’s reported $550 million settlement of a class action lawsuit related to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.