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How Safe Can Biometrics Really Be? The Rock Solid Measures That Guarantee It

January 6, 2023

Factors like the COVID-19 pandemic has eased people into the idea of quicker, passwordless authentication options. From protecting finger scan data to real-time facial recognition best practices, let’s explore how the biometrics industry is enhancing its security measures.

Crowd of people walking on the streets of Moscow showing courts' decision on video surveillance with facial recognition

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Moscow’s 105,000 Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country’s Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance

March 19, 2020

Ruling by Moscow courts that video surveillance with facial recognition does not violate citizen privacy would appear to be the definitive statement that Moscow will now be the largest city outside of China to track people in nearly every inch of public space.

Face recognition signs and tags on people faces showing Clearview AI GDPR fine

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Clearview AI To Pay More for Facial Recognition Scraping as Italy Issues a €20 Million Fine; Plans To Collect 100 Billion Images by 2022

March 14, 2022

Clearview AI has been found to scrape the data of European citizens for its facial recognition systems and has been ordered to remove these subjects from its database. Claims it will have 100 billion facial images by the end of 2022.

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Facial Recognition Systems Scan 23 Million People at US Borders, Come up With Zero Imposters

February 23, 2021

23 million border crossers entering the United States were subject to facial recognition scans in 2020. Of these, it appears not one was determined to be an imposter at any of the country's airports.

Facial recognition technology in a crowd of people showing the ban on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies in California

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Facing Down the Surveillance State

October 25, 2019

California legislature decided to rein in the “surveillance state” by passing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology in body cams used by law enforcement agencies.

Woman having panic attack on the street showing the privacy concerns over Amazon’s new facial recognition capability to read fear on human faces

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Amazon Claims Facial Recognition Service Can Now Read Fear on Human Faces, Amplifying Privacy Concerns

August 29, 2019

Amazon announced its facial recognition suite Rekognition is able to read fear as an added emotion. This capability has raised new privacy concerns if implemented by law enforcement agencies.

Facial recognition surveillance technology applied on people walking showing the letter drafted to suspend use of facial recognition surveillance technology by federal agencies

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Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology Should Be Suspended in the U.S. Says Coalition of 40 Privacy and Free Speech Groups

February 17, 2020

Serious questions over facial recognition technology has motivated 40 groups headed by EPIC to draft a letter to the PCLOB recommending that federal agencies suspend the use of facial recognition surveillance systems.

Do not take photo hand sign showing the growing backlash against facial recognition technology

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The Backlash Against Facial Recognition Technology Continues to Grow

June 7, 2019

Facial recognition technology may not be as accurate as some people think and the U.S. Congress is likely to introduce bipartisan legislation to limit how the technology can be used, and by whom.

View of the crowded street market in India showing privacy and surveillance concerns of facial recognition system

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India’s Plan to Build World’s Largest Facial Recognition System Raises Privacy and Surveillance Concerns

November 15, 2019

Within a year, India could have the world’s largest facial recognition system in place. But there is a very real risk that such a system could transform India into the world’s largest surveillance state.

Closeup of security surveillance cameras on the road in the big city showing data breach and facial recognition issues

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Verkada Data Breach Exposes Feeds of 150,000 Security Cameras; Targets Include Health Care Facilities, Schools, Police Stations and a Tesla Plant

March 15, 2021

Verkada, a major provider of surveillance cameras throughout the United States, suffered a data breach that exposed the contents of over 150,000 of its live camera feeds.

Facial Recognition

How Safe Can Biometrics Really Be? The Rock Solid Measures That Guarantee It

Moscow’s 105,000 Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country’s Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance

Facial Recognition Systems Scan 23 Million People at US Borders, Come up With Zero Imposters

Facing Down the Surveillance State

Amazon Claims Facial Recognition Service Can Now Read Fear on Human Faces, Amplifying Privacy Concerns

Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology Should Be Suspended in the U.S. Says Coalition of 40 Privacy and Free Speech Groups

The Backlash Against Facial Recognition Technology Continues to Grow

India’s Plan to Build World’s Largest Facial Recognition System Raises Privacy and Surveillance Concerns

Verkada Data Breach Exposes Feeds of 150,000 Security Cameras; Targets Include Health Care Facilities, Schools, Police Stations and a Tesla Plant

New CISA Program to Warn Critical Infrastructure Companies of Vulnerabilities That Could Invite Ransomware Attacks

Bitcoin ATMs Hacked, Millions in Crypto Stolen as Threat Actors Exploit an Upload Vulnerability

Titles of User Chat Histories Exposed by ChatGPT Bug

Chinese Hackers Targeting Outer Layers of Networks for Cyber Attacks, Using New Malware for “Multi-Year” Intrusions