FTC's Focus on Biometrics: Understanding the FTC Biometric Information Policy Statement and Enforcement Actions

Business litigation partner Justin Kay authored an article for Thomson Reuters titled “FTC's Focus on Biometrics: Understanding the FTC Biometric Information Policy Statement and Enforcement Actions.” 

The article discussed the increasing use of biometric technologies, which raises significant data privacy concerns and has prompted regulatory actions at both the state level and by the FTC, which recently released a policy statement outlining its expectations for biometric data handling, emphasizing the need for businesses to assess risks, obtain consumer consent, and implement robust privacy and security measures.

In the article, Kay covers the background of FTC biometric data privacy position, the definition of biometric data, identified consumer risks, practices subject to FTC scrutiny, the Rite Aid settlement, and FTC biometric data requirements. 

The full article is available to Practical Law members.