face ID
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Apple Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Sneaky Stuff
For years, Apple has tried to make privacy a core part of its brand. The keyword here is “tried,” since multiple investigations (including one from Gizmodo) have shown that the company doesn’t always live up to its lofty privacy promises. As part of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple rolled out several new features that…
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Your iPhone Is About to Get a Lot Safer Against Theft
Apple’s strategy, if there was one at all, for protecting your phone’s data from theft has been pretty bad all along. If the thief can take a glance at your password before stealing your iPhone, you have handed him your entire digital life. With the iOS 17.3 beta that rolled out yesterday, the company finally…
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The ESRB Wants to Scan Gamers’ Faces to Verify Their Ages
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is seeking approval from the FTC to implement facial age estimation technology to stop kids skirting parental controls. If the industry’s self-regulating body gets its way, kids and their parents may need to get used to taking selfies to sign up for games. In a recent application submitted by…
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U.S. Feds Don’t Know How Often They’re Using Facial Recognition
A group of House lawmakers charged with investigating the implications of biometric surveillance empaneled three experts Wednesday to testify about the future of facial recognition and other tools widely employed by the U.S. government with little regard for citizens’ privacy.