On December 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it reached a settlement with Rite Aid Corporation and Rite Aid Headquarters Corporation (collectively, “Rite Aid”) to resolve allegations that the companies violated Section 5 of the FTC Act (as well as a prior settlement with the agency) by failing to implement reasonable procedures to prevent harm to consumers while using facial recognition technology. As part of the settlement, Rite Aid agreed to cease using “Facial Recognition or Analysis Systems” (defined below) for five years and establish a monitoring program to address certain risks if it seeks to use such systems for certain purposes in the future.Continue Reading Rite Aid Settles FTC Allegations Regarding Use of Facial Recognition Technology
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Washington State Passes Bill Limiting Government Use of Facial Recognition
On March 12, 2020, Washington’s state legislature passed SB 6280, a bill that will regulate state and local government agencies’ use of facial recognition services (“FRS’s”). The bill aims to create a legal framework by which agencies may use FRS’s to the benefit of society (for example, by assisting agencies in locating missing or deceased persons), but prohibits uses that “threaten our democratic freedoms and put our civil liberties at risk.”
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French Supervisory Authority Publishes Guidance on Facial Recognition
On November 15, 2019, the French Supervisory Authority (“CNIL”) published guidance on the use of facial recognition. The guidance is primarily directed at public authorities in France that want to experiment with facial recognition.
The guidance warns that this technology risks leading to biased results because the algorithms used are…
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