Facial recognition technology to replace passports at Australian airports
New technology will be rolled out at Australian airports that will eventually see the end of “known passengers” producing their […]
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Google tracks what you spend offline to prove its online ads work
Google’s advertising systems that connect people’s in-store purchases to their online browsing may face regulatory review – because the Chocolate […]
Senators Introduce IoT Cybersecurity Bill
On August 1, 2017, Senators unveiled a bipartisan bill to mandate baseline cybersecurity requirements for internet connected devices purchased by […]
Adsquare Intros Cross-Device Matching With Device IDs As The Foundation
Mobile data exchange adsquare is proposing an alternative method to cross-device matching: starting with device IDs rather than cookies as […]
The FTC and Industry Propose Best Practices for IoT Security Updates
How do you ensure that an Internet-connected sensor or device—often inexpensive and designed for lifespans of up to 20 years […]
Embedded chips and privacy and security considerations
“Cyborgification” raises a host of ethical questions, but employer-driven “chipping” poses at least three immediate challenges. Source: Embedded chip on […]
Your Roomba May Be Mapping Your Home, Collecting Data That Could Be Sold
iRobot, the company that makes the Roomba robotic vacuum, is considering selling the mapping data the devices collect to a […]
Technology Is Biased Too. How Do We Fix It?
Algorithms were supposed to free us from our unconscious mistakes. But now there’s a new set of problems to solve. […]
Microchip Implants for Employees? One Company Says Yes!
Employees at a Wisconsin technology company are volunteering to have microchips implanted in their hands to make unlocking doors and […]
32M employees offered biochip hand implants for work monitoring, payments
The chips can be used to login to PCs, use company machines, and make purchases – but how many will […]
D-ID’s tech protects your privacy by confounding face recognition algorithms
Unless you literally wear a mask all the time, it is almost impossible to completely avoid cameras and face recognition […]
TSB to deploy iris recognition technology to enable customer authentication
TSB is set to become the first European bank to deploy eye-scanning technology to allow customers to login in securely […]