COMMENTARY: Apple 'faceprints' case tests reach of biometric privacy law
A legal case involving Apple and alleged collection of facial recognition data is testing the boundaries of biometric privacy law. The case centers on whether Apple's practices fall within the scope of existing biometric data protections.
Why this matters: Your face is not a password you can change. Once a company has your faceprint, you cannot reset it. Biometric privacy laws exist precisely because the stakes are that high. This case matters because it will help define whether big tech companies can collect facial data and stay outside the law's reach on a technicality. If courts read these protections narrowly, the law ends up protecting the category while leaving the actual practice untouched.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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