It is natural for businesses to be concerned about the security of their premises and to explore new technologies that can help mitigate health and safety risks related to that security.
As retailers get back to business in the United States, the laws
implicating biometrics and the increase in use cases for biometric
technologies have caused these businesses to refocus their data
collection points. One such use case that merits special attention,
specifically in the context of reopening businesses after COVID-19
precautionary closures, is the information collected via security
footage (also receiving attention as a result of recent protests).
This article discusses whether data collection via security footage
possibly qualifies as "biometric identifiers" or
"biometric information" under various state laws that
implicate the topic, and whether notice and consent are necessary
to collect and use that footage.
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