EFF Quiz Asks: Which Government Agencies Have Access to Your Face
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is trying to make Americans more aware of the encroaching reach of facial recognition, inviting people to take a quiz…
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CBP to Implement Facial Recognition at Pedestrian Border Crossing in Texas
The United States Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) announced in a press release this week that it will be implementing biometric facial recognition…
Clearview AI’s Client List Has Been Stolen
Clearview AI, a facial recognition company that offers paid services to law enforcement agencies, has reported that its entire client list has been stolen.…
EU Planning Shared Network of Face Biometrics Databases
A leaked report obtained by The Intercept reveals that the European Union is looking to create a massive network of national police facial recognition…
U.S. Army to Upgrade Biometric Processing Capabilities For Field Personnel
The U.S. Army Futures Command‘s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (C5ISR) has…
Kaspersky Lab Shows Off Ring with Fake Fingerprint
Digital security firm Kaspersky Lab has shown off a new ring with a fake fingerprint that is meant to protect the wearer’s biometric data. With the increased…
Watchdog Group Uncovers Two Breaches of Israeli Biometric Database
Israel’s Interior Ministry has been forced to admit that the Population Authority’s biometric database was breached in two separate incidents that occurred in…
European Union Votes to Form Massive Biometric Database
The European Union is moving forward with plans to consolidate multiple border control and law enforcement systems into one massive biometric database. The…
Indian Gov’t Preparing Opt-Out Legislation for Aadhaar
“…the legislation will offer citizens a six-month window in which they can choose to opt out of the Aadhaar program, with their iris and fingerprint data…