How “anonymous” wifi data can still be a privacy risk
The thorny issue of tracking of location data without risking individual privacy is very neatly illustrated via a Freedom of […]
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Replacing Social Security Numbers Is Harder Than You Think
In the wake of the massive Equifax system compromise, in which the personal information of at least 145 million people […]
Facebook can unlock your account with facial recognition
Facebook has its own version of Apple’s Face ID. If you get locked out of your Facebook account, the company […]
Exposed! A Survey of Attacks on Private Data
Exposed! A Survey of Attacks on Private DataPrivacy-preserving statistical data analysis addresses the general question of protecting privacy when publicly […]
Forget IDs, you may soon use biometrics to enter airports
The government has begun work on ensuring a completely paperless aircraft boarding process under which a mobile phone is all […]
AI Will Soon Identify Protesters With Their Faces Partly Concealed
The research has troubling implications for protestors and other dissidents, who often work to make sure they aren’t ID’d at […]
Illinois begins pilot project to put birth certificates on digital ledger technology
The state of Illinois’ Blockchain Initiative has hooked up with digital ledger company Evernym in hopes of leading the way […]
The Equifax Breach Exposes America’s Identity Crisis
Social Security numbers, which have been around since the 1930s, have only one intended purpose: to track US citizens’ earnings […]
The Guardian view on privacy: computers gossip
Editorial: We need secure digital identities but they must never be allowed to grow too large and powerful. Source: The […]
The age of artificial intelligence surveillance is here
AI is getting extremely good at identifying people, objects, and actions taking place in videos. Source: The age of artificial […]
Retailers’ web tracking can expose ‘real world identity’ of bitcoin users
Consumers who elect to pay for goods and services online using the cryptocurrency ‘bitcoin’ can have their identities exposed when […]
Reidentification ban is not a solution
When governments acknowledged that computer hacking is increasingly made by criminals, hacking techniques employed by criminals were simply banned. This […]