Buenos Aires province lawmakers propose mandatory facial recognition, session limits for iGaming platforms
Legislators in Buenos Aires province have introduced a proposal that would require iGaming platforms to use facial recognition technology and impose mandatory session time limits on players. The measure appears aimed at player protection and identity verification within the province's online gambling market.
Why this matters: Mandatory facial recognition to play an online game is a significant ask. It means a gambling platform collects and stores your biometric data — not a password, not a credit card number, but your face. That data does not disappear after a session. It sits somewhere, linked to your identity and your gambling activity. The session-limit goal is reasonable. The method creates a permanent biometric record of everyone who bets. That tradeoff deserves a harder look than it usually gets when the policy is framed around protecting people from addiction.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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