Study finds consumers would choose biometric authentication over passwords
Passwords are a double-edged sword: they are meant to protect information, but they are also frustrating with so many to […]
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Over a third of US citizens have been victims of ID theft through 2019
Over one third (38%) of Americans have been victims of identity theft or data breaches in the past year, according […]
Firefox browser will block the IAB’s DigiTrust universal ID
Mozilla is set to block the DigiTrust consortium from tracking users in its Firefox browser. Mozilla intends to block the […]
Using Cell Phone Numbers As A Secondary ID Can Pose Security Risks
Security experts say our growing reliance on cell phones to help confirm our identity online is motivating “SIM-swap” scams to […]
French Liberte Tested by Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Plan
France is poised to become the first European country to use facial recognition technology to give citizens a secure digital […]
Gatwick Airport commits to facial recognition tech at boarding
Gatwick has become the UK’s first airport to confirm it will use facial-recognition cameras on a permanent basis for ID […]
Amazon testing payment system that uses hands as ID
Forget the titanium Apple Card — Amazon’s latest payment method uses flesh and blood. The e-tailing giant’s engineers are quietly […]
Court of Amsterdam decision demonstrates “threshold for use of fingerprints is high”
The Court of Amsterdam (‘the Court’) issued, on 15 August 2019, its decision on Case 7728204 CV VERZ 19-9686, where […]
Data Breaches Show it’s Time to Rethink Use of Social Security Numbers
The Social Security number — created in 1936 to track Americans’ social benefits — was never meant to be a […]
Privacy rights under threat with Irish government’s national ID card
A UN representative has called out the Irish government’s introduction of an ID card which contains biometric information. UN special […]
New rules for biometric EU identity and residence cards given final approval
The European Union’s Council has approved new rules for biometric fingerprint and photo security features of identity and residence cards, […]
Deidentification versus anonymization
Anonymization is hard. Just like cryptography, most people are not qualified to build their own. Unlike cryptography, the research is […]