Joe Cadillic writes: It is official, unless airline passengers are willing to wear motorcycle helmets or Daft Punk style masks, the Feds can use facial and Iris recognition to identify nearly everyone. According to an S & T press release, a pilot program run by DHS proves they can use facial/Iris recognition to identify airline passengers. “The…
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California Company Settles FTC Allegations It Deceived Consumers about use of Facial Recognition in Photo Storage App
A California-based developer of a photo app has settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that it deceived consumers about its use of facial recognition technology and its retention of the photos and videos of users who deactivated their accounts. As part of the proposed settlement, Everalbum, Inc. must obtain consumers’ express consent before using facial recognition technology…
OCR Releases Report Summarizing HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance Failures
Joseph J. Lazzarotti and Maya Atrakchi of JacksonLewis write: In the final days of 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Health and Human Service (HHS) released a HIPAA Audits Industry Report (“the Report”), that could be quite helpful to covered entities and business associates for tackling HIPAA compliance as we enter the new…
EFF to FinCEN: Stop Pushing For More Financial Surveillance
Hayley Tsukayama and Marta Belcher of EFF write: Today, EFF submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) opposing the agency’s proposal for new regulations of cryptocurrency transactions. As we explain in our comments, financial records can be deeply personal and revealing, containing a trove of sensitive information about people’s personal lives,…