Headway Forces Biometric Facial Scans for Therapy Access
TL;DR. Online therapy platform Headway will require clients and providers to undergo mandatory biometric facial scanning for identity verification. - Users must provide a government ID and a facial image by moving their head side-to-side through their device's camera. - Headway states the facial image is solely for identity confirmation and not for other uses. - The new policy provides no opt-out, forcing some users to reconsider their therapy access on the platform.
- Headway mandates biometric facial scanning for all users.
- The process involves a government ID and a live facial scan.
- The company claims facial data is used only for identity verification.
Sources
- Headway Therapy Patients Forced to Scan Their Faces to Keep Getting Care — 404media.co
- theregister.com — theregister.com