#biometric

2025-06-11
Rob Whiting 📓whitingx@mastodon.cloud
2025-06-10

“… #SamAltman ’s #Biometric device 'The Orb' – which distinguishes between real people and ✨ #AI bots, helping to verify who is human online – is to be launched in the UK.”

eandt.theiet.org/2025/06/09/sa

Maggie Maybemaggiejk@zeroes.ca
2025-06-08

Oh so this is why I can’t log on to google in firefox but I can with safari or chrome? How TF do I log into a lap top with my face or fingerprint?

And if the #biometric data stays on my phone if this phone breaks or disappears I am locked out forever? Awesome #google, that’s helpful!

Google Confirms Most Gmail Users Must Upgrade Accounts forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/20

Tokyo Outsider (337ppm)tokyo_0@mas.to
2025-06-08

It's impossible to open an account with #InteractiveBrokers without agreeing for a company in #Israel (au10tix.com/) to hold your #biometric information 👀

#au10tix #consent #finTech #privacy

AstrobiologySky🌌🦠🧬Christian_Dauck@cyberplace.social
2025-06-07

😃Sent by post in the middle of this week. 😊#TheWhiteHouse and #Palantir Technologies Inc. I have presented a new #artificialintelligence and a new #biometric technology for recognizing people in order to fight #crime and #terrorism in the future.

Ubiquitous ⁨#surveillance⁩ turbocharged with ⁨#artificialintelligence⁩, ⁨#biometric⁩ tech, and ⁨#bigdata⁩ will lead to a universal tyranny of ⁨#AI⁩ policing. Today it's ⁨#immigration⁩, but it won't stop there unless it's kept in check now.⁨ #privacy⁩ ⁨#missioncreep⁩ ⁨#humanrights⁩ ⁨

404media.co/ice-taps-into-nati

Ubiquitous #surveillance turbocharged with #artificialintelligence, #biometric tech, and #bigdata will lead to a universal tyranny of #AI policing. Today it's #immigration, but it won't stop there unless it's kept in check now.#privacy #missioncreep #humanrights 404media.co/ice-taps-into-nati

2025-05-26

The #US and #Israel agreed to allow limited humanitarian aid into #Gaza, but only if recipients undergo #biometric #facial recognition screening ..so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark...

newstarget.com/2025-05-25-isra

TravelTrade.Todaytraveltradetoday
2025-05-25

WINNING.I pioneers world’s 1st dual biometric authentication via phone cameras that enables simultaneous facial and fingerprint recognition using both the front and rear cameras of a smartphone. zurl.co/hmZVH

2025-05-23

A milestone for #CivilLiberties and #privacy, indeed.

»the “Intelligence Community (#IC) Data Consortium (#ICDC),” will help correct the currently “fragmented and decentralized” #purchase of commercial data like smartphone #location pings, real #estate records, #biometric data, and #social media content. [...]

www.icdata.gov, will “help streamline access to CAI for the entire IC and make it available to mission users in a more cohesive, efficient, and cost-effective manner […],” while also incorporating “civil liberties and privacy best practices.«

theintercept.com/2025/05/22/in

[via Peter Murray @dltj]

Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:adamshostack@infosec.exchange
2025-05-23

You can still opt out of the #biometric exit permission machines at #SeaTac, and it’s faster than being photographed. They do lie and claim you need to go to the desk before boarding begins in loud announcements.

Thanks to the #acluwa and @ehasbrouck who fought for those rights to be preserved.

2025-05-19

#NSW education department caught unaware after #Microsoft #Teams began collecting students’ #biometric data | #Australia news | The Guardian

Gathering of face and voice data went unnoticed for one month after it was automatically enabled for video conferencing app users in March
#privacy #security

theguardian.com/australia-news

Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:publicvoit@graz.social
2025-05-19

"The New South Wales #education department was caught by surprise when #Microsoft began collecting the voice and facial #biometric data of #school #students using the #Teams video conferencing app in March."
theguardian.com/australia-news

2025-05-12

#Google will pay a $1.375 billion 😮 fine to the US state of Texas for #tracking users' #geolocation, incognito searches, and collecting #biometric data

The fine will settle 2 lawsuits filed by Texas in 2022

Texas also secured a $1.4 billion settlement from #Meta last year after the company collected #facial scans from users without their permission
texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/

MrsNo1SpecialMrsNo1Special
2025-05-03

Biometric security is becoming a mainstream authentication method, replacing passwords with fingerprint scanners, facial recognition, and voice authentication. While biometrics offer convenience and enhanced security, they also raise privacy concerns and potential vulnerabilities. As...

medium.com/@mrsno1special/the-

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2025-05-01

Spain plans to roll out biometric payments, letting people pay using fingerprints, facial recognition, or eye scans by 2026.

To know more, head over to the link in bio!

#Spain #Podcast #Biometric #Payments #Fingerprints #Facialrecognition #AI #Scans #2026

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