Category: Biometric Data

The Maryland legislature introduced House Bill 33: Biometric Data Privacy Act (the Act).   The Act defines “Biometric data” as data generated by automatic measurements of the biological characteristics of an individual, such as a fingerprint, a voiceprint, an eye retina, an eye iris, or any other unique biological patterns or characteristics, that is used to identify a specific individual. Not included is a physical or digital photograph, a...