Crypto exchange Coinbase has been accused of violating US biometric privacy laws by illegally collecting the face templates of its customers. Read more on CE.
- Coinbase has been accused of violating the US biometric privacy law.
- The suit alleges that Coinbase harvests facial data from copies of govt-issued IDs.
- The firm’s collection of such data allegedly exposes users to irreversible privacy risks.
The US-based crypto exchange, Coinbase, has been indicted of violating the US biometric privacy law for illegally collecting face templates and fingerprints of its customers in a Monday suit before a federal court in San Francisco.