Biometric Technology in Our Everyday Life

In the digital era, the need for security is higher than ever before as a majority of us keep a huge portion of our lives on our mobile devices. As a result, mobile phone and tech developers have integrated biometric technology within these devices to … Continue reading Biometric Technology in Our Everyday Life

Illinois Court Upholds Unilateral Amendment to Shutterfly Arbitration Provision

In a recent opinion, an Illinois federal judge determined that a user’s biometric privacy claims must be arbitrated according to Shutterfly’s 2015 arbitration clause, despite the fact that plaintiff never assented to any version of th… Continue reading Illinois Court Upholds Unilateral Amendment to Shutterfly Arbitration Provision

Less than a quarter of Americans use a password manager

A large percentage of Americans currently do not take the necessary steps to protect their passwords and logins online, FICO reveals. As consumers reliance on online services grows in response to COVID-19, the study examined the steps Americans are tak… Continue reading Less than a quarter of Americans use a password manager

Should password reset disable biometric sign in until the user signs in with username and password again?

Background: My team’s mobile apps have biometric sign in (Touch ID, Face ID, fingerprint). You can enable and disable biometric sign in when you are signed in. You always have the option to sign in with username and password (and have to i… Continue reading Should password reset disable biometric sign in until the user signs in with username and password again?

Clearview AI won’t sell vast faceprint collection to private companies

… nor to anybody, even law enforcement, in the place where privacy-oblivious biometrics companies are forced to their knees: Illinois. Continue reading Clearview AI won’t sell vast faceprint collection to private companies

Biometric device shipments revenue to drop by $2 billion

The pandemic is expected to cause a significant pushback on biometric device shipments, creating a major revenue drop of $2 billion over the course of 2020, according to ABI Research. New identification and surveillance needs At the same, the pandemic … Continue reading Biometric device shipments revenue to drop by $2 billion