One-page printable starter for framing a US surveillance deployment that uses biometric analytics: the what-counts-as-biometric line (template vs plain recording, BIPA Sec. 10), the three dedicated-statute states compared (Illinois BIPA, Texas CUBI, Washington RCW 19.375) and who can sue, the BIPA Sec. 15(b) consent-before-capture gate and the Sec. 15(a) retention/destruction rule, the per-person statutory-damages math ($1,000 / $5,000) and the 2024 single-recovery amendment, the comprehensive-p
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Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This starter frames US biometric privacy for surveillance: what counts as biometric under BIPA, Texas CUBI and Washington law, consent before capture and retention rules. Our seven-volume handbook covers the full video stack; start with Volume 7 for biometric regulation, then Volume 6 for face and appearance analytics and Volume 1. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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