How facial recognition technology follows you, even as you shop
As digital billboards record customers’ reactions to advertisements tailored to them, just who is safeguarding Australians’ privacy? The semi-camouflaged cameras […]
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California proposes tougher customer protections after data breaches
California proposed legislation that would require companies to notify customers when passport numbers and biometric information are compromised in data […]
FamilyTreeDNA Admits to Sharing Genetic Data With FBI
The direct-to-consumer testing site quietly agreed last year to help federal investigators solve rapes and murders. The arrangement was not […]
This little-known facial-recognition accuracy test has big influence
The closely watched NIST results released last November concluded that the entire industry has improved not just incrementally, but “massively.” […]
Feds forcing mass fingerprint unlocks is an “abuse of power,” judge rules
According to a new ruling issued last week by a federal magistrate in Oakland, California, the government can’t get a […]
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 […]
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 […]