Biometrics

Colorado Faces Crossroads on AI and Facial Recognition in Schools as Moratorium Nears Expiry and New Biometrics Law Sets In

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Denver, CO – Colorado is at a critical juncture concerning the deployment and regulation of AI-driven facial recognition technologies within educational institutions. A moratorium, instituted in 2022 to halt the expansion of this technology in public and charter schools, is slated to lapse in July 2025. This comes at a time when a groundbreaking law, also set to be activated at the same juncture, aims to regulate the application of biometric technologies more rigorously. The existing pause was part of a legislative effort spearheaded by Colorado State Senator Chris Hansen to explore the implications of … Read more

B.C. Court Allows Class Action Suit Against Google for Non-Consensual Collection of Face Biometrics

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Vancouver, British Columbia – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has granted Yeremia Situmorang permission to proceed with his class action lawsuit against Google. Situmorang is alleging that pictures of his children, taken on his Android phone and automatically uploaded to Google Photos without his consent, resulted in the non-consensual collection of face biometrics. The court document states that Situmorang argues that facial biometric data is inherently sensitive personal information and collecting it without consent violates privacy. Situmorang’s lawsuit represents both users and non-users of Google Photos who have had their facial biometric identifiers extracted … Read more