A patent shows how surveillance drones could ID you from above
An Israeli biometrics startup with a history of defense contracts has applied for a patent on technology that repositions drones to get a better shot of a person on the ground.
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Coronavirus accelerates contactless travel, raising privacy concerns
Hands-free check ins and face scanners are part of pandemic travel. Flying after coronavirus is set to involve far less personal contact with airline staff. Not everyone agrees that’s a good thing.
The CBP Used COVID As An Excuse To Install Facial Recognition At 76 Airports
A recent DHS report titled the “CBP Trade and Travel Report” reads like an instruction manual on how to exploit the public’s fear of COVID.
Deepfakes Expose Cracks in Virtual ID Verification
The emergence of free, powerful, and easy-to-use deepfake applications has given rise to a new, viable attack vector.
Digital fingerprints on ID cards – no violation of the right to privacy, says Belgian Constitutional Court
Court ruled that the inclusion of digital fingerprints on ID cards does not violate the fundamental right to respect for private life, thereby providing clarity on a heavily criticized matter and setting an important precedent.
Vaccine passports: what are they and do they pose a danger to privacy?
Race to build app for people to demonstrate Covid-19 jab or a negative test, but rights groups worry about ‘identity checks’.
Vaccine Site Uses Credit History to Verify Patients’ Identities
AdvantageCare Physicians verifies identities by using information that shows up in people’s Experian credit histories.
Experian warns of facial recognition, synthetic ID fraud
The widespread shift to e-commerce and touchless payments has escalated fraud risk, including the possibility of fraudsters combining altered photos with synthetic ID.
Intel launches RealSense ID camera system for on-device facial recognition
The system is designed to perform facial authentication on consumer-facing devices such as point-of-sale systems, ATMs and kiosks.
Facial recognition identifies people wearing masks
NEC developed the system in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Huawei worked on several surveillance systems promoted to identify ethnicity
Huawei has worked with dozens of security contractors to develop surveillance products for China’s police.
Commission documents reveal vision for European Digital Identity
The European Commission has outlined its vision for a European Digital Identity, which would seek to provide a ‘trusted and […]