Why facial recognition thermometers are raising privacy concerns during the pandemic?
Thermal imaging thermometers with facial recognition are popping up during the pandemic. But, privacy concerns have been raised. The new […]
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Activists Call for Scrutiny of Palantir Over Partnerships With EU Law Enforcement Agencies
SOMI, a Dutch privacy group, is calling for a large-scale investigation into the partnerships that data analytics company Palantir Technologies […]
Apple Defends Delay of Privacy Feature, Slams Facebook
Apple Inc. on Thursday slammed Facebook Inc. and other internet giants for their ad-targeting practices in response to a letter […]
LAPD Bans Use Of Commercial Facial Recognition
The Los Angeles Police Department has banned the use of commercial facial recognition systems. The LAPD, the third-largest police department […]
TikTok expands parental controls to include search, commenting and account privacy
TikTok announced it’s expanding its parental control feature set known as Family Pairing to give parents additional tools to manage […]
DHS Plans to Start Collecting Eye Scans and DNA
US Department of Homeland Security is planning to collect unprecedented levels of biometric information from immigration applicants and their sponsors […]
How regulators can get facial recognition technology right
As facial recognition technology (FRT) spreads, regulators have tools to ensure that this technology does not result in inaccurate or […]
Apple hits out at campaign group’s ‘inaccurate’ privacy complaint
Apple has strongly denied claims from privacy campaigners that it has breached Europe’s ePrivacy directive through its Identifier for Advertisers […]
Tim Berners-Lee launches enterprise-friendly decentralised web platform in move to ‘restore power on the web’
Tim Berners-Lee has launched an enterprise-friendly decentralised web platform using the open-source technology, Solid, to “restore power” on the web. […]
Forensic Genealogy Cracks Cold Cases Amid Privacy Concerns
Millions of people will unwrap at-home ancestry testing kits this holiday season and eagerly swab their cheeks and mail in […]
Canadian privacy watchdog publishes recommendations on regulating use of AI
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) yesterday outlined recommendations for regulating the use of artificial intelligence, […]
Apple hit with privacy complaints over iPhone tracking tool
A privacy group Noyb has filed complaints with the German and Spanish data protection authorities under the EU’s Cookie Law […]