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Chinese firm unveils palm-based biometric ID payments, sparking fresh privacy concerns

Alipay’s biometric PL1 scanner uses vein and palm-print data for processing payments, raising security concerns over the storage and use of permanent biometric data.

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Ken Macon

• Apr 23, 2025Apr 23, 2025

Biden could hand US sovereignty to the WHO before the end of the year

The Biden-Harris White House has hinted at a freedom-crushing executive order in the works that would position the WHO to extend its tentacles into every aspect of our lives and strongly encourage digital ID.

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Liberty Counsel

• Dec 4, 2024Dec 5, 2024

Reject ‘Real ID,’ don’t use QR codes ever

Nurse and author Twila Brase joined CHD.TV and ‘The Solari Report’ to discuss the dangers of Real ID and QR Codes and how people can resist them.

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Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., The Defender

• Oct 31, 2024Oct 31, 2024

Vietnam’s new biometric ID cards raise fears of privacy violations, data breaches

Critics of the amended law voiced their fears over risks of privacy and potential data violations after authorities announced their plan to gather and store citizens' sensitive personal data through biometrics.

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Angeline Tan

• May 1, 2024May 2, 2024

Target illegally collects customers’ biometric data, class action lawsuit alleges

A class action lawsuit filed in Illinois claims retail giant Target collects and stores customers’ biometric data without obtaining proper consent, in violation of state law.

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John-Michael Dumais, The Defender

• Apr 24, 2024Apr 24, 2024

Visa moves toward biometric ID payment system to replace PINs, passwords

Biometrics is at once safer than that of PINs and passwords, but also much riskier, given that unauthorized access provides those behind a hack to a large amount of personal information.

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Didi Rankovic

• Feb 28, 2024Feb 29, 2024

Nebraska collecting all health data on all residents – critics call it a step toward national digital ID

Nebraska lawmakers created a state Health Information Technology Board to oversee collection of patient health records and histories, physicals, discharge summaries, immunization records, radiology, lab and pathology results and ordering, medication history, allergies, family history, and advance directives. Critics urged Nebraskans to reject the move.

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Mike Capuzzo, The Defender

• Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 2023

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Articles tagged biometric ID

Chinese firm unveils palm-based biometric ID payments, sparking fresh privacy concerns

Biden could hand US sovereignty to the WHO before the end of the year

Reject ‘Real ID,’ don’t use QR codes ever

Vietnam’s new biometric ID cards raise fears of privacy violations, data breaches

Target illegally collects customers’ biometric data, class action lawsuit alleges

Visa moves toward biometric ID payment system to replace PINs, passwords

Nebraska collecting all health data on all residents – critics call it a step toward national digital ID