Utah Mandates Blockchain Pilot for Digital ID Issuance
By Chris Burt Utah’s Division of Technology Services has been tasked with piloting a blockchain system for Verifiable Credentials that can be used to issue…
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TSA Fighting to Fund Biometric Screening Devices, Airport Digital ID Expansion
By Jim Nash The Biden administration is selling its fiscal 2024 Transportation Security Administration budget request to the opposition-held House of Representatives, which will largely…
Clearview AI Copied 30B Images Without Users’ Permission from Social Media Sites; Customers Include “more than 3,100 US agencies”
By B.N. Frank Facial recognition and other sources of artificial intelligence (A.I.) technology can be biased, inaccurate, and privacy invasive (see 1, 2, 3, 4,…
CEO: “arrest should not be based on a facial recognition search alone”; Victim Speaks after Being Falsely Arrested, Wrongfully Imprisoned
By B.N. Frank Facial recognition and other sources of artificial intelligence (A.I.) technology can be biased, inaccurate, and privacy invasive (see 1, 2, 3, 4,…
Facewatch Gets UK Code of Practice Certification for Live Retail Facial Recognition
By Chris Burt Facewatch’s live facial recognition for retail theft prevention has been declared compliant with the UK’s Surveillance Camera Code of Practice (SCCP), the…
Cashless Society: Panera Bread Debuts “Frictionless” Palm Payment System
By Tyler Durden Amazon’s palm-reading payment technology was first introduced at numerous Whole Foods locations in California, enabling customers to pay for their groceries by…
Studies Show US Police Facial Recognition Use is Advancing Without Thinking Through Harms
By Jim Nash Two new studies on facial recognition and policing in the southern seaboard of the U.S. do little to increase the public’s trust…
NYC Supermarket “Collects Biometric” Data On Shoppers
By Tyler Durden A grocery store located in Manhattan’s Upper West Side uses facial and voice recognition technology to combat a surge in shoplifting, reported Patch…
Mexican Lawmakers Grant Interior Ministry Control Over Biometric Data, Spark Controversy
By Larisa Redins The Chamber of Deputies approved the General Law for the Operation of Civil Registries, granting the Ministry of the Interior control over…
US Military Group Wants Weaponized Deepfakes, Better Biometric Tools
By Jim Nash At least some in the U.S. military have heard enough about deepfakes and they want in. Investigative-news publisher The Intercept has got…
It’s Been an Ugly Six Months for Identity Theft and Data Breaches
By Jim Nash A look back at U.S. security debacles in 2022, combined with a “major incident” this year, is doing nothing to make Americans…
Face Biometrics Getting Deeper into Policing, Sparking Concerns
By Jim Nash Those worried about the use of facial recognition by law enforcement have warned about how the technology could become entrenched in bureaucracies,…
Journalist Uses AI Voice to Break into Own Bank Account
By Larisa Redins In a recent experiment, Vice.com writer Joseph Cox used an AI-generated voice to bypass Lloyds Bank security and access his account. To…
VR Apps Have the Ability to “uniquely” Identify Users which “could reveal sensitive information” About Them (Study)
By B.N. Frank Meta may have lost billions on its virtual reality (VR) project and all kinds of significant liability, health, privacy, and safety risks…