Genetics testing companies agree on rules to share data
Ancestry, 23andMe and other popular companies that offer genetic testing pledged on Tuesday to be upfront when they share users’ […]
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Facebook Biometric Suit Moves Forward
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently ruled that a certified class action on behalf of […]
Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms
Facebook is working to spread its face-matching tools even as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators and legislators in Europe […]
DNA Tests on Separated Migrant Children Raise Privacy Issues
The Trump administration’s decision to use DNA testing to help reunite children separated from their parents at the Mexican border […]
Facial recognition software is not ready for use by law enforcement
Facial recognition technologies, used in the identification of suspects, negatively affects people of color. To deny this fact would be […]
London cops’ facial recognition doesn’t work
London cops’ facial recognition kit has only correctly identified two people to date – neither of whom were criminals – […]
This AI Knows Who You Are by the Way You Walk
Our individual walking styles, much like snowflakes, are unique. With this in mind, computer scientists have developed a powerful new […]
Why a DNA data breach is much worse than a credit card leak
Why would hackers want DNA information specifically? And what are the implications of a big DNA breach? One simple reason is […]
Researchers develop AI that can defeat facial recognition systems
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an adversarial neural network that can defeat facial recognition systems. Researchers claim that […]
Facial matching system risks racial bias
Facial matching technology proposed by the government risks racial bias and would have a chilling effect on the right to […]
Amazon Is Under Fire for Selling Controversial Facial Recognition Tech to Police
The American Civil Liberties Union and other privacy activists are asking Amazon to stop marketing a powerful facial recognition tool […]
Encrypted Genomic Data Means Privacy in Research
A new encryption tool could allow for massive genetic studies without having to reveal the identities of people who contributed […]