While browsing the crazy-expensive Sony aibo dog website, I noticed the restriction that it cannot be sold or used in Illinois. How exactly is Sony going to prevent it from being used there?
From the FAQ:
Why is aibo not for sale in Illinois?
In order to mimic the behavior of an actual pet, an aibo device will learn to behave differently around familiar people. To enable this recognition, aibo conducts a facial analysis of those it observes through its cameras. This facial-recognition data may constitute “biometric information” under the law of Illinois, which places specific obligations on parties collecting biometric information. Meeting these obligations would require substantial changes to aibo that would negatively impact aibo’s capabilities, performance and the overall user experience. Therefore, we decided to prohibit purchase and use of aibo by residents of Illinois.
From the FAQ: Why is aibo not for sale in Illinois?
In order to mimic the behavior of an actual pet, an aibo device will learn to behave differently around familiar people. To enable this recognition, aibo conducts a facial analysis of those it observes through its cameras. This facial-recognition data may constitute “biometric information” under the law of Illinois, which places specific obligations on parties collecting biometric information. Meeting these obligations would require substantial changes to aibo that would negatively impact aibo’s capabilities, performance and the overall user experience. Therefore, we decided to prohibit purchase and use of aibo by residents of Illinois.