facial recognition

  • Attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey Details How Faulty Facial Recognition Led To Wrongful Arrest

    Attorney Stephanie R. Lindsey, Esq., recently highlighted the dangers of over-reliance on technology in criminal investigations after successfully defending a young man wrongly accused in another state due to a flawed facial recognition match. The case began when the client was detained during a traffic stop and informed of an outstanding warrant in another jurisdiction.…

  • Meta Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion To Settle Texas Biometric Privacy Lawsuit

    In a landmark legal resolution, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement over allegations of violating state privacy laws. The lawsuit, filed in February 2022, accused Meta of unlawfully collecting biometric data to train its facial recognition technology, a practice…