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 […]
The Social Security number — created in 1936 to track Americans’ social benefits — was never meant to be a […]
A UN representative has called out the Irish government’s introduction of an ID card which contains biometric information. UN special […]
The European Union’s Council has approved new rules for biometric fingerprint and photo security features of identity and residence cards, […]
Anonymization is hard. Just like cryptography, most people are not qualified to build their own. Unlike cryptography, the research is […]
Although biometric technologies make the authentication experience easier, the actual collection and storage of the data is presenting new security […]
Microsoft is among the big tech players aiming to help enable personalisation of products and services without putting privacy at […]
The most important definition in any privacy law is the scope of information that is covered by that law. A […]
The voice is highly personal, hard to fake, and it contains surprising information about our mental health and behaviors. The […]
Cyber criminals are hacking into sensitive networks to steal the identities of children and are selling it on in underground […]
The privacy concerns with facial-recognition technology are obvious: Nothing is more “personal” than one’s face. So how is the processing […]
Over the last two years, Amazon has aggressively marketed its facial recognition technology to police departments and federal agencies as […]
According to a new ruling issued last week by a federal magistrate in Oakland, California, the government can’t get a […]