New Jersey Congressman Proposes Mandatory Facial Recognition for Betting Sites
A New Jersey congressman has proposed requiring online betting platforms to use facial recognition technology to verify users. The measure would make biometric identity checks mandatory for access to sports wagering and gambling sites.
Why this matters: Gambling sites already collect a lot about you. Add facial recognition and you have a biometric record tied to every session, every bet, every time you log in. That data does not stay in a vault. It gets stored, sometimes sold, sometimes breached. The stated goal is probably age verification or fraud prevention, which are real problems. But mandatory facial scans to place a bet is a significant ask. Once a company has your face on file, you cannot change it the way you can change a password.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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