Feds warn of strings attached to a Chinese DNA firm’s hunt for COVID partners in U.S.
Typically, when someone in the Unites States is heard expressing distrust about how biometric data is collected, used and stored,…
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Remote proctoring vendors to senators: Trust us.
Asked by U.S. senators to address equity concerns being raised about their biometric products, executives at online proctoring firms say…
Pushing ethics up the AI-development chain: Concerns about research funding and training get louder
A trio of recent articles on AI, each from a unique angle, are posing ethics questions that are more fundamental…
Is data privacy a priority for DHS? Policy compliance looks an afterthought — watchdog report
A fairly damning report by a federal watchdog agency puts in doubt the lip service given by Department of Homeland…
Speaker ID is the sleeper biometric function speech apps need to nail
Speaker identification is the kind of biometric block-and-tackle tech feature that gets overlooked by vendors and even buyers in favor…
Webtool changes headshots just enough to trick face biometrics scrapers
Researchers say they have created software that protects social media posters from unwanted biometric surveillance. The evasion tool, called LowKey,…
Biometrics shipment to Palestinian Authority mysteriously released after being confiscated
Four years after Israel approved the Palestinian Authority’s plan to install biometric passport systems — and almost a year after…
Everyone is ignoring the critical step needed to launch digital IDs
The problem with big gabfests like the World Economic Forum is that its leaders quickly learn how to manage the…
Oct. 1 is when you need a Real ID, reminds DHS. This Oct. 1
The U.S. federal government can appear so clueless in its enormity, but it really knows its citizens. The biggest ever…
Misuse of biometric system won accused U.S. war criminal a presidential pardon — report
In an interview last week, an investigative reporter claims that the Hollywood sheen of biometric data has been used to…
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