Scotland biometrics commish wants ICO to look into cops use of cloud
After Microsoft revealed that it could not guarantee the sovereignty of UK policing data hosted on its cloud servers, the…
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Nuance, Au10tix security incidents expose client customer data
U.S. healthcare provider Geisinger Health has revealed that a former employee of Nuance Communications Inc. accessed patient data without authorization….
BIPA suit against X Corp. killed as judge hashes out ‘biometric identifiers’
The question of whether photos collected by social media sites constitute biometric data has another answer, this one from an…
MFA and passwordless authentication effective against growing identity threats
A new identity security trends report from the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) highlights the challenges companies continue to face…
Third-party authentication coming to Microsoft Entra ID in public preview
In an effort to bolster security measures for user identities, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) is…
Microsoft further limits law enforcement use of its facial recognition
Microsoft has updated its terms of service to clarify its ban on U.S. police departments from using Azure OpenAI Service…
On World Password Day, the industry dreams of passkeys
Yesterday was World Password Day, which is fitting, as a new survey from the FIDO Alliance shows that passwords are…
DHS forms new board to advise on AI deployments in critical infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formed an AI Safety and Security Board, bringing together leaders from government,…
Microsoft teases easy video deepfake tool, declines to release it
Microsoft is the latest tech giant to tease an AI product so good at producing deepfake humans that it poses…
Thailand advances National AI Strategy
The government’s adoption of the National AI Strategy (2022-2027) is aimed at promoting the use of artificial intelligence with a…
