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Womble Bond Dickinson

U.S. Customs Opens Mass Searches of Data on Confiscated Traveler Smartphones, Computers

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I am an advocate of providing law enforcement officers the newest technology to do their jobs well. If there is a recording of an event, the police should be able to use it. If a stingray can capture cell phone...more

Perkins Coie

New Biometrics Lawsuits Signal Potential Legal Risks in AI

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In the last week, a new type of BIPA case has emerged that should be of interest to companies involved in using, improving, and developing facial recognition and other artificial intelligence (AI) using photos. Companies that...more

Estlund Law, P.A.

INTERPOL’s tools and the increase in searches for wanted individuals

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According to INTERPOL’s most recent Annual Report, police worldwide searched INTERPOL’s databases 5.4 billion times in 2018 [this is an increase of 18% from 2017]. The increase may be due to the implementation of new systems,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Notice of proposed rulemaking, exemption for biometrics database from the grasp of the Privacy Act

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register moving to exempt the FBI’s biometrics database from the notice and consent provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Photo Storage Service’s Collection of Faceprints May Violate Illinois Biometric Privacy Statute

As we have previously noted, there are several ongoing privacy-related lawsuits alleging that facial recognition-based systems of photo tagging violate the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The photo storage...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Biometrics: Facebook Files Motion to Dismiss Privacy Suit over Facial Recognition Technology

As discussed in a previous post on facial recognition technology, a putative class action has been filed against Facebook over the collection of “faceprints” for its online photo tagging function, Tag Suggestions. (See e.g.,...more

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