Smile, Travelers! You’re on Candid DHS Cameras.
By Edward Hasbrouck The Department of Homeland Security has posted the latest update to a series of Privacy Impact Assessments attempting to whitewash the invasions…
Biometrics
Amazon Releases Update And Improves Facial Rekognition Software As We Enter The Point Of No Return For Biometrics
By Aaron Kesel Amazon has released an update to its controversial Amazon Rekogntion software which “improves the ability to detect more faces, increases the accuracy…
National Facial Recognition Database to Use Loyalty Rewards to Identify American Shoppers
By MassPrivateI For years, I have been warning people about facial recognition in retail stores, but this story might convince you to avoid retail stores…
DHS-wide Biometrics Programs, Issues, Detailed in Data Mining Report to Congress
By Anthony Kimery The comprehensive, legally mandated new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Privacy Office’s Data Mining Report to Congress provides detailed updates on modifications,…
A.I. Lie Detectors Being Tested To Replace Human Border Guards
By Nicholas West The future of travel is clearly one where automation will play an increasingly significant role. The biometric roll out is well underway…
Biometric ID For Travel Goes Global With New CBP Tourism Partnership
By Nicholas West Biometric identification has quietly rolled out at several U.S. airports and various locations around the world. In some cases, it has been…
Surveillance Cameras Can Identify Everyone By “Talking To Their Cellphones”
By MassPrivateI Surveillance cameras will soon be able to identify everyone by talking to their cellphones. “This system basically allows surveillance cameras to talk to…
How The Government Uses Its Giant Facial Recognition Database
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man In July 1996, flight TWA 800 exploded in mid-air, 12 minutes after taking off from JFK International Airport in New…
Seattle Private School To Use Facial Recognition Technology SAFR For Doors and Gates
By Aaron Kesel University Child Development, a private School in Seattle, has begun testing a facial recognition technology called SAFR, which stands for Secure, Accurate Facial…
Trial: Facial Recognition Technology To Be Used In UK At Select Self-Checkouts
By Aaron Kesel Facial recognition technology will be tested in UK supermarkets for the first time to verify the age of citizens buying alcohol and…
“Covert” Facial Recognition Street Lights Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
By MassPrivateI A recent Reuters article reveals that ST Engineering has been awarded $5.5 million to install facial recognition street lights in Singapore. ST’s smart…
WikiLeaks Releases A Detailed List Of All Amazon Web Services Data Centers Ahead Of DoD Decision
By Aaron Kesel WikiLeaks has published an alleged “highly confidential” document outlining the addresses and operational details of Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers called…
Facial Recognition Scanning in Schools Has Arrived, Fueling Privacy Concerns
By Chloe Anagnos RealNetworks, a leader in digital media software known for introducing streaming technology about two decades ago, is in the news for offering free…
TSA Announces “biometrics vision for all commercial aviation travelers”
Activist Post Editor’s Note: As we’ve been covering for some time, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has a mandate that’s been 15 years…