Airport Surveillance Takes Off in a New, Dangerous Direction
In 2018, we learned that expanded biometric surveillance is coming to an airport near you. This includes face recognition, iris […]
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5 major data breach predictions for 2019
Biometrics and gaming are just a couple of the new cyberattack vectors professionals can expect in 2019. Here is what […]
Companies ‘can sack workers for refusing to use fingerprint scanners’
Fair Work Commission rejects case by Queensland sawmill worker who said scanning system was a breach of his privacy Businesses […]
Researchers create ‘master key’ fingerprints that can fool biometric databases
Researchers from New York University have created a set of master fingerprint keys that can be used to spoof biometric […]
Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips
Britain’s biggest employer organisation and main trade union body have sounded the alarm over the prospect of British companies implanting […]
Facial image matching system risks ‘chilling effect’ on freedoms
Civil rights groups have warned a vast, powerful system allowing the near real-time matching of citizens’ facial images risks a […]
Controlling our health data before it controls us
As smart devices in health care evolve, the line between human and machine is blurring — and creating new concerns […]
Will Your Face Be Enough to Get You on a Plane?
Facial recognition may soon be coming to an airport security line near you. Recently US Transportation Security Administration released a […]
Soon, your face will be your boarding card
Soon, you will not need ID proof and boarding cards to board a domestic flight in India. Indian government has […]
Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face
It’s the first time since the iPhone X launched that any cop has used Face ID to force an iOS […]
Digital IDs Are More Dangerous Than You Think
Governments seek to digitize their citizens in an effort to universalize government services, while the banking, travel, and insurance industries […]
Facial Recognition Tech Is Ready for Its Post-Phone Future
Apple’s Face ID turned facial recognition into the iPhone’s hottest feature. It isn’t just cool; it is convenient. A year later, the […]