Two recent decisions by Québec’s data protection authority, the Commission d’accès à l’information (the “CAI”), should serve as cautionary tales for any business contemplating the deployment of biometric information...more
On May 2 2024, the Dutch data protection supervisory authority (the Dutch DPA) published guidance on the processing of personal data when using facial recognition....more
On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the independent body of data protection supervisors that promotes consistent data protection rules and application thereof throughout the European Union (EU),...more
According to the NewEurope newspaper, “Sweden’s data protection authority has approved the use of facial recognition technology by the police, to help identify criminal suspects.”...more
On May 1, 2019, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on “Consumer Perspectives: Policy Principles for a Federal Data Privacy Framework”—the Committee’s third hearing during this session discussing principles for...more