The policy states that facial recognition biometric processing occurs on-device and that Anker does not store or access raw biometric data; however, the policy also states that Anker may receive confirmation of biometric assessment results such as familiar face or stranger alerts linked to user security accounts.
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This provision creates a material distinction between on-device biometric processing and cloud receipt of assessment results, which may not satisfy the informed written consent, data retention schedule, and prohibition on profit from biometric data requirements under Illinois BIPA and analogous state statutes, as the transmission of assessment results to Anker's cloud infrastructure may constitute a form of biometric data handling subject to those frameworks.
Interpretive note: Whether receipt of biometric assessment results constitutes handling of biometric information under BIPA and analogous statutes requires jurisdiction-specific legal analysis; the policy's on-device processing claim does not resolve this question under all applicable definitions.
Under this provision, biometric facial recognition processing is conducted on the user's device, but the agreement states that Anker may receive and store confirmation results of biometric assessments in user security accounts, which constitutes a form of data derived from biometric processing being held on Anker's cloud infrastructure.
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Compare across platforms →"For users of security cameras that offer biometric-related features, the security cameras will leverage biometric technologies (such as facial recognition tools) when a user chooses to turn on the features in order to capture biometric data (such as face images and underlying face prints). The security cameras use this technology and the biometric data it generates to determine whether an individual in the device's field of vision is a 'familiar face' or a stranger. We do not store or have access to this biometric data. Instead, the applicable biometric assessment process is conducted entirely on your device. We may, however, receive confirmation of the results of the biometric assessment, such as in the form of an alert attached to your security account indicating your camera saw a 'familiar face' or a stranger.Excerpt from Eufy's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI), Washington My Health MY Data Act, CPRA sensitive personal information provisions, GDPR Article …
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This provision creates a material distinction between on-device biometric processing and cloud receipt of assessment results, which may not satisfy the informed written consent, data retention schedule, and prohibition on profit from biometric data requirements under Illinois BIPA and analogous state statutes, as the transmission of assessment results to Anker's cloud infrastructure may constitute a form of biometric data handling …
Under this provision, biometric facial recognition processing is conducted on the user's device, but the agreement states that Anker may receive and store confirmation results of biometric assessments in user security accounts, which constitutes a form of data derived from biometric processing being held on Anker's cloud infrastructure.
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