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> This was the first lawsuit Paxton’s office argued under a 2009 state law that protects Texans’ biometric data, like fingerprints and facial scans. The law req

> This was the first lawsuit Paxton’s office argued under a 2009 state law that protects Texans’ biometric data, like fingerprints and facial scans. The law requires businesses to inform and get consent from individuals before collecting such data. I hope it only restricts business, because I have an awkward amount of face blindness and would love to have an app that could put names to them. I wonder if the maker of such an app would be liable for my use of it in Texas.

criddell 2y ago
As long as it’s opt-in, there wouldn’t be a problem. Without that, I don’t think it could work. Does your need for an accessibility device trump my right to privacy?
- warkdarrior 2y ago
  Where can I tell the Texas government (or Illinois, etc) that I opt-in to all facial-recognition software available to users?
- tediousgraffit1 2y ago
  this is a really important point that's not clear to me - from the [ap news article](https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-meta-settlement-3ed4d9c3c3abc4494a3731eac8643e4e https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-meta-settl...) linked in the top comment - > At the time, more than a third of Facebook’s daily active users had opted in to have their faces recognized by the social network’s system. Facebook introduced facial recognition more than a decade earlier but gradually made it easier to opt out of the feature as it faced scrutiny from courts and regulators.
- delichon 2y ago
  I don't think I should need your permission to use a prosthetic to overcome a disability in performing an essential human function.
  - criddell 2y ago
    I think it does because my right to privacy is more important than your right to know who I am. Your device would effectively give anybody the right to demand identification from random people in public places which would probably have a lot of negative consequences.
- CobrastanJorji 2y ago
  Anything you can legally opt-in to online is effectively complete freedom to companies. Nobody reads click-through agreements or terms of service. Sites will just add "and also we can collect your biometric info" to the terms, and people will keep clicking accept. Without some very strong, EU-type rules around how you have to ask, it's just another thing lawyers will know to add to the terms.

criddell 2y ago

As long as it’s opt-in, there wouldn’t be a problem. Without that, I don’t think it could work. Does your need for an accessibility device trump my right to privacy?

warkdarrior 2y ago
Where can I tell the Texas government (or Illinois, etc) that I opt-in to all facial-recognition software available to users?
tediousgraffit1 2y ago
this is a really important point that's not clear to me - from the [ap news article](https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-meta-settlement-3ed4d9c3c3abc4494a3731eac8643e4e https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-meta-settl...) linked in the top comment - > At the time, more than a third of Facebook’s daily active users had opted in to have their faces recognized by the social network’s system. Facebook introduced facial recognition more than a decade earlier but gradually made it easier to opt out of the feature as it faced scrutiny from courts and regulators.
delichon 2y ago
I don't think I should need your permission to use a prosthetic to overcome a disability in performing an essential human function.
- criddell 2y ago
  I think it does because my right to privacy is more important than your right to know who I am. Your device would effectively give anybody the right to demand identification from random people in public places which would probably have a lot of negative consequences.
CobrastanJorji 2y ago
Anything you can legally opt-in to online is effectively complete freedom to companies. Nobody reads click-through agreements or terms of service. Sites will just add "and also we can collect your biometric info" to the terms, and people will keep clicking accept. Without some very strong, EU-type rules around how you have to ask, it's just another thing lawyers will know to add to the terms.