biometrics
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ID.me Says It Will Make Facial Recognition Optional for Government Agencies
In a major turn of events, embattled identity verification company ID.me says it will make facial recognition verification optional for all of its public sector government partners. Additionally, starting March 1, the company says all ID.me users will be able to delete their face scans.
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There’s A Fingerprint Sensor In Your $100,000 Mercedes-Benz To Sell You Stuff
The latest Mercedes-Benz S-Class has a fingerprint sensor nestled below its infotainment screen; the new EQS has one ahead of the armrest. They’re physical, capacitive sensors like those that have been in smartphones for years. As it stands, you can use them to attach your preferences — like seating position, for example — to biometrics.…
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Commissioner Rules Clearview AI Breached Australians’ Privacy
Remember that facial recognition startup found being used by law enforcement agencies around the world last year? Well today, Australia’s Privacy Commissioner has ruled they breached the country’s privacy laws. It was ruled Clearview AI breached Australians’ privacy by scraping their biometric information from the web and disclosing it through a facial recognition tool. The…
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Black Teen Kicked Out of Roller Rink Because Its Face Recognition Tech Screwed Up, Predictably
A small but face recognition-equipped Detroit roller rink kicked out a Black teen last Saturday after misidentifying her as a person who’d allegedly gotten into a fight there in March. The girl, Lamya Robinson, says that security scanned her face upon entry and barred her from going inside, despite her claim that she’d never entered…