Boston spied, used facial recognition on concertgoers
Recent news reports claim that the City of Boston tested an IBM video mass surveillance system at the Boston Calling…
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Top biometrics news stories, week of August 3
Biometrics Week in Review: iWallet app using fingerprint sensors, facial recognition at Brussels Airport, Nigerian banks collecting biometrics, next killer…
$500 billion spent on intelligence, according to U.S. “black budget”
The United States has spent more than US$500 billion on intelligence since 9/11, an outlay that U.S. officials say has…
Biometric exit system spawns U.S. immigration debate
Many Americans think the U.S. immigration system is urgently in need of reform. A Gallup poll conducted in January 2013…
Canadian academics, privacy groups issue statement against mass spying
In Canada this week, a number of academics have become signatories to a statement calling upon governments to reign in…
Indian election to impact Aadhaar
The historic win of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent national election might result in changes…
U.S. continues to spy on ordinary citizens
During a recent trip to Europe, President Obama said that the U.S. intelligence community was not snooping on “ordinary citizens,”…
Biometric voter enrollment engenders rewards and risks
Ensuring quick and precise voter enrollment and identification is the cornerstone of any credible election. Biometric systems are increasingly being…
Obama’s new measures won’t limit government spying
Despite President Obama directing his administration to reform U.S. surveillance programs in order to make the intelligence community more transparent,…
$1,000 Genome will improve health, lower healthcare costs
Last year, the going cost to get one’s genome sequenced was about $10,000. Now it will be closer to one…
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