Air Travel Is More Miserable Than Ever. This Fits a Concerning Agenda.
By Marie Hawthorne Moving where you want in pursuit of career opportunities and adventure has been part of the American psyche for a long time. …
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Facial Recognition by Police Could Come to Ireland Faster after Dublin Riots
By Jim Nash The politics of police facial recognition systems are changing in favor of deployment in Ireland after last week’s riot in Dublin. Proposals…
French Politicians Vow Legal Action on Alleged Illegal Facial Recognition Use by Police
By Ayang Macdonald A recent report that the French national police has been using a facial recognition system from Israel illegally for the past eight…
New “Smart Badge” Comes with Camera, Text Messaging, AI-powered Virtual Assistant, and Interface that Projects Onto User’s Palm
By B.N. Frank In regard to all artificial intelligence (A.I.), “smart”, and wireless devices, concerns about privacy and data security are not going away and…
We the Exploited: The U.S. Government Buys and Sells Its Citizens for Profit and Power
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead Americans have become easy prey for hackers, scammers, snitches, spies, and con artists. But don’t be fooled into…
The TSA Is Still Crazy after All These Years
By James Bovard The TSA has been promising to end its boneheaded ways for more than 20 years. Flying out of Dallas International Airport last…
Biometric Authentication Pilot for Online Tax Registration Begins in India
By Ayang Macdonald A pilot that will require Indians to submit their biometrics while registering for a new Goods and Services Tax (GST) number on…
Sharp Rise in Facial Recognition Use by Scottish Police, UK Protest Footage Scanned
By Masha Borak The police in Scotland have tripled the use of retrospective facial recognition over the last five years jumping from just under 1,300…
The World’s Largest Biometric Digital ID System, India’s Aadhaar, Just Suffered Its Biggest Ever Data Breach
By Nick Corbishley In one fell swoop, roughly 10% of the global population appears to have had some of their most valuable personal identifiable information…
Airports Biometric Check-ins Grow as US Eyes Security Check Adoption
By Bianca Gonzalez Convenience is motivating people to use biometric identification at airports in the U.S., aviation industry leaders said in a webinar this week…
Is Neuromorphic Computing the Future of Visual Perception in Machines?
By Abhishek Jadhav Technology companies specializing in compact, energy-efficient edge computing devices are actively working to enhance their devices’ capabilities to enable visual perception in…
Travel Industry Adoption of Facial Recognition Grows
By Joel R. McConvey Travelers are likely to be among the first to experience the mass worldwide commercial deployment of facial recognition, with a steady…
NewsGuard & US Govt. Sued By Consortium News; Musk Slams ‘Scam’
By Tyler Durden NewsGuard, a company which claims to rate media outlets’ level of ‘trustworthiness’ and therefore has a meaningful influence over ad revenue, has…
Safety, Privacy Professionals Caution Against Facial Recognition in US Schools
By Chris Burt As facial recognition deployments and restrictions proliferate among American schools, observers are calling for sober evaluation of claims made by biometrics vendors….