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BIPA Law Suit Against FaceTec has been Formally Dismissed
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Plaintiff's counsel finds that FaceTec not subject to BIPA because software is fully managed by customers
SUMMERLIN, Nev., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) lawsuit filed against FaceTec, Inc. has been formally dismissed without the need for a hearing in a rare change of direction by one of the largest and most prominent plaintiff class-action firms in America.
BIPA's goal is to provide individuals with more control over their own biometric data and requires organizations to collect it only after proper disclosures and assurances are made and agreed to by the user. These terms include the specific purpose it will be collected and the duration that is stored and used. It also requires a person's written consent. Biometric information includes retina or iris scans, fingerprints, voiceprints, hand scans, facial geometry, DNA, and other unique biological information.
The initial complaint made claims that FaceTec had violated BIPA by not obtaining informed, written consent and related data storage and use. However, FaceTec's privacy-by-design architecture provides software that is installed and managed by its customer servers behind their own firewalls. The architecture does not require any personally identifiable information (PII) or biometric data from end-users be sent to FaceTec, and therefore FaceTec is not responsible for its software's commercial implementations under BIPA.
FaceTec's corporate immunity to BIPA risk is in stark contrast to other Identity-as-a-Service providers that require customers' user data be sent to their third-party servers, some of which are outside the United States, and expose KYC providers and relying parties to legal actions under BIPA.
"FaceTec has created the most privacy-conscious identity verification architecture on the market as its software does not collect or process PII from customer's end-users," said Terry Coffing, FaceTec's Chief Legal Officer. "Plaintiff's counsel, McGuire Law, PC, reviewed that architecture and voluntarily dismissed the case consistent with their ethical obligations and the facts. This decision shows that in a patchwork of increasingly difficult-to-navigate biometric privacy frameworks, straightforward, two-party, privacy-focused biometric architectures are a win for both the end-users and organizations."
About FaceTec 3D Face Verification
FaceTec's pioneering 3D Face Biometrics are fast becoming the global standard in secure onboarding, KYC, and ongoing authentication, stopping ID fraud and unauthorized access for millions of users on six continents. FaceTec is relied upon by many of the world's leading organizations in high-risk/high-value environments, including IAM-IDV, financial services, mobile payments, border security, connected transportation, blockchain/cryptocurrency, online dating, and much more.
FaceTec's 3D Face Verification Platform features:
-- 100% data-sovereign, customer-run software: no user data must be sent to
FaceTec
-- World-leading 3D Face Matching rate at 1-in-125 million FAR at
less-than-1% FRR
-- Patented UI generates data-rich 3D FaceMaps(TM) from standard 2D cameras
-- $600,000 Spoof Bounty Program & Level 1&2 Certified 3D Liveness
Detection
-- Unphishable 3D FaceMaps ensure trust without creating honeypots
-- Support for all modern smartphones, tablets, and PCs with webcams
-- KYC/IDV Dashboard with integrated 1-to-N de-duplication to catch
fraudsters
-- World-leading 1-in-2 million FAR 3D FaceMap-to-2D-photo-ID matching
-- Anonymous, better-than-human 3D age estimation and 3D age checks
-- Fast, intuitive interface with 98-99% real first-time-user success rates
-- Easy to integrate, customize, deploy, and manage
Developers can download FaceTec's demo apps directly from FaceTec.com for iOS, Android, and any modern browser, and the developer SDKs are available free at dev.facetec.com.
About FaceTec
Founded in 2013, with staff in the United States, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, and Singapore, FaceTec is the world's leading provider of 3D Liveness and Face Verification software, allowing remote identity proofing with an extremely high level of confidence. FaceTec's patented, industry-leading Certified 3D Liveness Detection, face matching, optical character recognition, know-your-customer, and age estimation technology biometrically bind the unique, live, 3D user to their account, anchoring a secure chain of trust for mobile and web applications.
For more information and business inquiries, please visit FaceTec.com. For media inquiries, please contact John Wojewidka at JohnW@FaceTec.com.
About Liveness.com
Liveness.com is an educational resource for biometrics users, vendors, analysts, media, and regulators, providing a comprehensive history of Level 1-5 Presentation Attack Detection, Template Tampering, and Camera Bypasses, as well as explanations of methods and means for evaluation, certification testing, and bounty programs.
Media Contact
John Wojewidka, FaceTec, Inc., 1.415.997.9235, JohnW@FaceTec.com
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