Consumers must give "informed consent" for their biometric data to be used, according to state officials.

A woman scans face using facial recognition system on smartphone. Smartphones unlocking at a glance. Palm payments for in-store shopping. Eye scans to pass through airport security. What were once sci ...

Wegmans use of biometric data in NYC is alarming some customers but the supermarket chain says its goal is to make sure its stores are safe.

With residents this month debating use of facial recognition systems at Connecticut stores, state lawmakers from both parties ...

Supermarkets such as Wegmans and ShopRite have been coy about where they use biometric devices like facial recognition technology, but they do use it.

Wegmans, which has one location on Long Island, in Lake Grove, and about 50 statewide, has deployed facial recognition ...

Ireland is introducing the Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill to modernize its 1993 surveillance laws. The ...

But while Gothamist’s reporting this month put Wegmans in the spotlight, the Rochester-based chain is by no means the only ...

The next time you’re in a security line at the airport, you may find that instead of a Transportation Security Administration officer checking your ID, a camera and screen will use biometric facial ...

Connecticut lawmakers plan to introduce legislation to ban the practice in retail establishments statewide.

Smartphones unlocking at a glance. Palm payments for in-store shopping. Eye scans to pass through airport security. What were once sci-fi fantasies are now a reality. Biometrics such as fingerprints, ...