Behavioral biometrics: the future of online authentication
Biometric authentication – using the unique attributes of the human body to prove an individual’s identity – has become increasingly […]
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App that matches your face to artwork is popular yet alarming
A Google app that matches people’s selfies to famous works of art and encourages users to share the side-by-sides on […]
Companies race to gather a newly prized currency: Our body measurements
Millions of Americans are increasingly offering up this personal data in search of better-fitting clothes, raising concerns for some privacy […]
The Identity We Can’t Change
This report is a continuation of the work begun in previous years by ADC in the field of biometrics. We […]
Fingerprint-Scanning Time Clocks Spark Privacy Lawsuits
Employers that use fingerprint scanners to clock their employees in and out of work have been hit with a wave […]
In China, facial recognition is sharp end of big data drive for total surveillance
Facial recognition is the new hot tech topic in China. Banks, airports, hotels and even public toilets are all trying […]
Personal data of a billion Indians sold online for £6
The personal information of more than a billion Indians stored in the world’s largest biometric database can be bought online […]
Those airport cameras tracking your face may not be legal, study finds
Researchers at Georgetown University Law School recommend that DHS abandon a biometric scanning program that would capture the face of […]
Managing Your Identity on Facebook with Face Recognition Technology
Facebook is announcing new, optional tools to help people better manage their identity on Facebook using face recognition. Powered by […]
China collecting DNA, biometrics from millions in Xinjiang
Authorities in China’s far-west are collecting DNA samples, fingerprints, eye scans and blood types of millions of people aged 12 […]
Symantec says biometrics isn’t the answer for protecting against financial fraud
With Australians to soon transfer money in near real-time, banks will need to up their fraud detection capabilities, but Symantec’s […]
Facial scanners now in use at customs in Halifax airport
International travellers arriving at Halifax Stanfield International Airport will have to use new facial scanning technology to declare themselves at […]