biometrics

Something you are, or something you have, could be more important than a password you know in the near future

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There are plenty of pros and cons of facial recognition technology, but is it really worth risking user privacy in the name of efficiency and security…

A University of Cambridge team audited UK police use of the tech and found frequent ethical and legal shortcomings

The social media giant had been accused of improperly collecting, storing facial geometry in violation of state legislation

Facial recognition and geolocation data will be matched against Home Office, Ministry of Justice and police databases

Rights group Big Brother Watch has written to the Information Commissioner to “stop unlawful processing”

The tech giant has done this 11 times this year

The agency has responded to fears around biometric data breaches, including those relating to abortion services

A subsidiary of the Japanese tech giant that conducts business with Mastercard and Visa relies on tech by the sanctioned SenseTime

Report also calls for the creation of a biometrics ethics board and greater scrutiny of data sharing

Despite alerting citizens to problems with the system, it has now withdrawn the warning two days after its publication

Worried about leaked credentials? We explain how to shut down the risk by ditching passwords entirely

The tech will be used to recognise Russian soldiers, tackle misinformation, and identify the deceased

An in-depth look at the EU directive that aims to harmonise online payment protection

The LAPSUS$ hacking group claims to have breached the tech giant to steal internal data and source code

The store uses facial age estimation technology provided by Yoti to verify the purchase of age-restricted products

Because we all should move on from using “password” as a password!

The move will see more than a billion facial templates removed from Facebook's records amid a push for more private applications of the technology

COVID, quicker payments and better security are all cited as reasons for ditching cards and fingerprints in favour of the new system

The tech industry reacts to the new threshold introduced by the FCA