GSA plows ahead with face matching tech despite its own reliability concerns
A week after saying remote ID verification tech is unreliable, the GSA is expanding access to other agencies
Software10 Oct 2024 | 3
Biometrics
Can I phone a friend? How cops circumvent face recognition bans
Updated Just ask a pal in a neighboring town with laxer restrictions
Security20 May 2024 | 9
Vietnam to collect biometrics - even DNA - for new ID cards
Iris scan, voice samples and blood type to be included in database
Public Sector20 Feb 2024 | 23
Rise of deepfake threats means biometric security measures won't be enough
Defenses need a rethink in face of increasing sophistication
CSO01 Feb 2024 | 18
UK biometrics boss bows out, bemoaning bureaucratic blunders
Questionable institutional change and myriad IT issues pervade the governance landscape
Security30 Jan 2024 | 9
Facial recognition tech has outpaced US law – and don't expect the Feds to catch up
Comment Let's be realistic: If the EU can't regulate it well, America definitely won't
Public Sector17 Jan 2024 | 10
BROADER TOPICS
Senate bill aims to stop Uncle Sam using facial recognition at airports
Legislation would eliminate TSA permission to use the tech, require database purge in 90 days
Public Sector01 Dec 2023 | 40
Interpol makes first border arrest using Biometric Hub to ID suspect
Global database of faces and fingerprints proves its worth
Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 8
Chinese citizens feel their government is doing such a fine job with surveillance
They know they're being watched and don't mind - maybe because Beijing says it improves safety
Cybersecurity Month13 Oct 2023 | 38
Yes, Singapore immigration plans to scan your face instead of your passport
No, that does not mean you can leave it at home just yet
Security02 Oct 2023 | 16
NYC rights groups say no to grocery store spycams and snooping landlords
Letter to City Council supports measures to ban biometric tech from public spaces
Security27 Sep 2023 | 13
WeChat makes facial recog payment systems talk to the hand
Wave-to-pay tech seems ideal for Jedi cosplay – if palmprints and veins are the biometrics you're looking for
Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 5
Eufy security cams 'ignore cloud opt-out, store unique IDs' of anyone who walks by
Gadget maker accused of 'corporate voyeurism' by gathering up footage against your wishes
Security17 Mar 2023 | 58
White Castle collecting burger slingers' fingerprints looks like a $17B mistake
Wow Harold, you could buy, like, 23 billion sliders with that
Personal Tech18 Feb 2023 | 142
Microsoft says it's boosted phishing protection in Windows 11 22H2
Security tool warns admins, users when a password is used on an untrusted site or stored locally
Security27 Sep 2022 | 12
UK signs deal to share police biometric database with US border guards
Officials could access data to make immigration decisions, European Parliament report suggests
Networks04 Jul 2022 | 156
HCL and HP named in unflattering audit of India’s biometric ID system
Same biometric used for different people, no archives, lousy infosec among the issues
Security12 Apr 2022 | 16
Biting the hand that feeds IT
