The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about the potential risks and misuses of biometric information, including facial recognition, fingerprints, and iris scans.
Facial recognition, fingerprints and iris scans, as the use of ‘biometric information’ becomes more widespread, the FTC is warning about potential harms and misuses of the information.
"In recent years, these technologies have become more advanced and also more commonly used," said Amanda Koulousias, an attorney for. "As that has happened, consumers now face new and increasing risks associated with the use of the technologies." According to the FTC, some of the potential risks include information being used to create "deep fakes" or hackers gaining access to the private information of consumers that companies have. Another risk is companies being able to see a consumer’s location and, therefore, learn sensitive information about them.
"The onus is really on companies who are using these technologies," said Koulousias. "Companies should be assessing foreseeable harms to consumers before they collect their biometric information."
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