Editing Biometrics (section)

=====United States=====
The United States does not have a nationwide data privacy law that includes biometrics. Several states and local governments, led by the Illinois [[Biometric Information Privacy Act]], have legislation regarding biometric data.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=The basics, usage, and privacy concerns of biometric data |url=https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/en/insights/articles/the-basics-usage-and-privacy-concerns-of-biometric-data |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=legal.thomsonreuters.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Federal Trade Commission|FTC]] has also taken actions to protect biometric data including against [[Facebook]] in 2019, charging they misrepresented their uses of facial recognition technology.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-18 |title=FTC Warns About Misuses of Biometric Information and Harm to Consumers |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/05/ftc-warns-about-misuses-biometric-information-harm-consumers |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Federal Trade Commission |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-24 |title=FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook |url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2019/07/ftc-imposes-5-billion-penalty-sweeping-new-privacy-restrictions-facebook |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=Federal Trade Commission |language=en}}</ref>