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This is being done under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (2008), but Illinois and a number of other states also have some similar (and pretty forward thinkin
by michaelbuckbee 8y ago
This is being done under the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (2008), but Illinois and a number of other states also have some similar (and pretty forward thinking) rules in place regarding data breaches of biometric data [1]
If facial recognition becomes legally recognized as a "biometric marker" (no reason it shouldn't) - I think we'll see all sorts of other suits come out of this.
1 - https://blog.varonis.com/us-state-data-breach-definitions/ https://blog.varonis.com/us-state-data-breach-definitions/
- frockington 8y agoIf facial recognition was considered a bio metric, would I Phone users have to click through a screen that says "I will not use this in Illinois". I don't see how this would accomplish much more than coffee causing cancer in the state of California
- michaelbuckbee 8y agoWhat it changes are the results of a breach / how the data is to be considered. It's the difference between "oh, we had a data breach" and "oh crap why is the Attorney General of Illinois calling our office." As an aside: Google's Arts and Culture app (that matches your face to historic artwork) doesn't show up in Illinois - the feature within the app for face matching is geolocated out. http://abc7chicago.com/technology/why-googles-face-match-feature-doesnt-work-in-illinois/2959613/ http://abc7chicago.com/technology/why-googles-face-match-fea...
- Retric 8y agoThe iPhone does not create the same issues with the law from what I understand so, no.