biometrics

Is it really worth risking user privacy in the name of efficiency and security?

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

The US convenience store chain has been ordered to scrap its facial scanning tool and delete any stored data

Privacy group Liberty says the updated code of practice fails to account for the dangers created by this "dystopian surveillance tool"

Lawmakers fret about the privacy implications of Amazon One

Prosecutors argued that the Microsoft device could contain footage of the 6 January insurrection

The EDPB and EDPS claim a ban is needed if we want to preserve our freedoms and create a human-centric legal framework for AI

Biometric authentication was supposed to change the world - but has it?

The draft regulations call for the use of systems that allow ‘social scoring' by governments to be banned

Users had accused the social media platform of scanning their videos for facial features and sharing data with third-parties

Maria Luciana Axente says data scientists should respond to an ethical code just like medical practitioners

Privacy campaigners say vaccine IDs only offer a "future of more controls, not more freedom"

Digital rights advocates say tools such as facial recognition bring 'internet-style omnipresent tracking to the offline world'