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New York City Local Law 3 of 2021 — biometric identifier information

New York City requires stores and venues to disclose biometric collection and bans selling the data, the law invoked in the Madison Square Garden facial-recognition exclusion cases.

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Required actions

  • Commercial establishments that collect biometric identifiers from customers must post clear signage; they may not sell or share biometric data - Madison Square Garden's use of facial recognition to exclude lawyers was litigated under this framework

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