X/Twitter will collect biometric and employment data from certain users
Commentators warn that the Musk-owned platform’s collection of biometric data will endanger online privacy as a whole.
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Articles tagged Biometrics
Cops to change facial recognition policy after pregnant mom’s apparent wrongful arrest
Porcha Woodruff said her children 'stood there crying as I was brought away,' and that she worried the stress of the arrest and her subsequent hours in a Detroit jail could have been harmful or even fatal for her unborn baby.
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Canada’s police chiefs want to expand DNA collection laws to non-violent offenders
The police chiefs association argued that the current laws surrounding the obtaining and storing of DNA are too 'restrictive,' and that the 'National DNA Databank is under-utilized.'
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Globalist Tony Blair again pushes biometric digital IDs for all UK citizens
Blair also recently called for global organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and World Economic Forum (WEF) to push national governments to introduce 'digital infrastructure' that monitors who has been vaccinated and who hasn’t.
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Mississippi officially rolls out digital driver’s license
The mobile ID can be used as a legal form of identity verification in all places where physical driver’s licenses are accepted.
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Spanish police to start using facial recognition software to identify suspects
The program compares images introduced by the police, like an image obtained from a security camera, to images stored in a database, which will contain over five million images of suspects and detainees already on file.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Google for allegedly collecting biometric data without user consent
'Google’s indiscriminate collection of the personal information of Texans, including very sensitive information like biometric identifiers, will not be tolerated.'
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Mastercard launches biometric checkout program with facial, fingerprint recognition
Biometric identification methods could cement the exclusion of certain individuals, such as the unjabbed, from access to goods and services.
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Major US airport to implement biometric facial recognition technology at all boarding gates by 2023
Though executives say the move will help expedite long lines, critics worry the normalization of biometric technology could strip away Americans’ personal privacy.
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Amazon fires delivery drivers who won’t sign ‘biometric consent’ form
Cameras powered by artificial intelligence will record and store information about the driver’s face, location, movement, driving style, and even if the driver yawns or shows signs of drowsiness on-shift.
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