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When used appropriately, worker surveillance technologies like time and attendance software, video surveillance systems, GPS tracking software, and biometric technology can benefit employers in a variety of ways, including by...more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is working to enforce employee surveillance, according to Benjamin Wiseman, Associate Director of the FTC’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection....more
On December 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against the retail pharmacy Rite Aid for unfair practices associated with its use of a facial recognition technology (FRT) surveillance...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has banned Rite Aid from using facial recognition technologies for surveillance for five years, demonstrating the FTC’s expectations regarding deployments of biometric and artificial...more
The FTC has become big on the late December surprise. In late December 2022, the agency announced the health claims guidance, which was quite a big deal for advertisers. This December there were two late December...more
Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya recently released a statement on Rite Aid’s use of smart CCTV. Here some key takeaways from the statement (and how the recent settlement applies to the use of surveillance and AI...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more
Ten years ago, the average person did not know what facial recognition was. Now, especially after its use in locating persons involved in the January 6, 2021, riots at the US Capitol, almost everyone knows its utility and...more
US policy makers struggle with the tension between protecting personal privacy and enabling law enforcement surveillance. We know that both are important, but at a certain point, prioritizing one priority shortchanges the...more
White House officials have signaled that they are developing a potential consumer “Bill of Rights” for artificial intelligence (AI), and are broadly seeking information on biometric-based AI technologies. In particular, the...more
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 (excluding the city police...more
Digital giants and other data-driven businesses that have moved their companies from the United Kingdom to Ireland in the wake of Brexit could soon be bracing for a new shake-up in light of legislation recently proposed in...more
Eyes are important, don’t get me wrong. So are ears, noses, tongues, fingers, balance calibration organs and everything else that feeds that massive brain of yours. Salinity detectors in narwhals, electrical sensors in...more
We have learned in the past year that privacy protection can often conflict with pandemic protections, as contact tracing regimes and databases of infections and vaccinations highlight people’s personal situations in the...more
In ancient European lore, vampires cannot enter a home without being invited in. Once invited, they are free to pass at will, feasting on the inhabitants. Of course, this legend had a practical purpose – to teach the young...more
In one of the world’s first test cases regarding the legality of the use of automated facial recognition and biometric technology, on 11 August 2020 the English Court of Appeal handed down judgment in R (Bridges) v CC South...more
Since its conception, people have worried that an artificial intelligence would turn against humanity and threaten our lives. While this may be a result to be feared several years in the future, right now the more pressing...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 13 (June 25, 2020) - IBM CEO Arvind Krishna sent a letter to the United States Congress on June 8 announcing his company’s intent to stop selling general purpose facial recognition...more
Unlimited law enforcement application of facial recognition software to surveillance footage is an unreasonable search and a violation of Constitutional rights for people in a peaceful crowd. An officer should need to...more
Last week’s tech company announcements about facial recognition software startled me, but probably not for the reason you might imagine. Amazon, IBM and Microsoft all boosted their socially conscious credibility by moving...more
You are being watched. And in these trying times of COVID-19 and major political protests, surveillance matters. It seems everyone is making judgments about whether we protect ourselves or society when we leave the...more
On March 31, 2020, Washington became the first state in the U.S. with a law governing the use of Facial Recognition Services (FRS). The new law, which takes effect on July 1, 2021, is aimed at facilitating the use of FRS by...more
Big Tech companies using facial recognition software have begun to support “’precision regulations’ that don’t allow mass surveillance.” Lawmakers in New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Michigan, and California are considering...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 2, no. 21 (November 7, 2019) - The use of artificial intelligence and automation represents an “existential threat to human civilization,” said Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk.[1] He...more
On 4 September 2019 the U.S. State Department issued "Draft 'U.S. Government Guidance for the Export of Hardware, Software and Technology with Surveillance Capabilities and/or parts/know-how'" (draft guidance). ...more