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The IT Pro Podcast: Going passwordless
By IT Pro published
IT Pro Podcast Something you are, or something you have, could be more important than a password you know in the near future
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Podcast transcript: Going passwordless
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IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
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UK police fails ethical tests with "unlawful" facial recognition deployments
By Rory Bathgate published
News A University of Cambridge team audited UK police use of the tech and found frequent ethical and legal shortcomings
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Snapchat settles for $35 million in Illinois biometrics lawsuit
By Rory Bathgate published
News The social media giant had been accused of improperly collecting, storing facial geometry in violation of state legislation
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Home Office to collect foreign offenders' biometric data using smartwatch scheme
By Rory Bathgate published
News Facial recognition and geolocation data will be matched against Home Office, Ministry of Justice and police databases
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Southern co-operative faces legal complaint for facial recognition CCTV
By Rory Bathgate published
News Rights group Big Brother Watch has written to the Information Commissioner to “stop unlawful processing”
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Amazon gave police departments Ring footage without permission
By Zach Marzouk published
News The tech giant has done this 11 times this year
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FTC fires warning against sensitive data misuse
By Rory Bathgate published
News The agency has responded to fears around biometric data breaches, including those relating to abortion services
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