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97 of 100 Countries Now Use Facial Recognition: World Map

97 of 100 Countries Now Use Facial Recognition: World Map

97 of the world's 100 most populated countries show evidence of facial recognition technology use in at least one sector, according to Comparitech's country-by-country surveillance analysis, last updated October 2024. See which sectors, which countries score most invasive, and where it is banned.

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Just 3 States Require a Biometric Privacy Policy [2026]

Just 3 States Require a Biometric Privacy Policy [2026]

Only 3 of the 50 US states, Illinois, Texas, and Washington, have a dedicated biometric privacy statute in 2026, and just one of them requires the retention policy itself to be written down and made public. See how all 20 comprehensive state privacy laws now treat biometric data, per RecordingLaw's 2026 fifty-state comparison.

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