Dozens of Whole Foods Stores Allow Customers to Pay with Palm Print Biometric Data
By Tyler Durden Amazon’s palm-reading payment technology will expand to dozens of Whole Foods locations across California. Shoppers will be able to pay for groceries…
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to Trial Biometrics for Entry
By Ken Macon The National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos are trialling biometrics for concession payments and fan entry. According to the Atlanta…
UK Plans Facial Recognition Border Screening as Part of “Permission to Travel” Scheme
By Alex Perala “The system will be based on facial recognition, and is aimed at enabling contactless border screening.” The United Kingdom is getting ready…
Surveillance State Watch: British Police Deploy Live Facial and License Plate Recognition
By Jesse Smith The surveillance state continues to expand with British police conducting live facial and license plate recognition operations in busy public spaces hoping…
Russia Tells Banks to Share Biometric Data with Government
By Christina Maas Lawmakers in Russia’s lower house approved a bill that would obligate banks to share clients’ biometric data with the government. The government…
Hundreds of Florida Police Departments Participate in a Statewide Facial Recognition Program
By B.N. Frank Despite increasing worldwide opposition to facial recognition technology, significant risks associated with it, and lawsuits filed against its use (see 1, 2,…
Signed as Law: Colorado Limits Government Use of Facial Recognition
By Mike Maharrey Last week, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that places some limits on the use of facial recognition technology. The new…
Digital ID Companies Thrived During the Pandemic. Only Now Are Their Privacy Claims Being Challenged.
By Didi Rankovic One of the pandemic “winners” – a member of a large group of companies that appeared and grew exponentially to serve the…
San Francisco Police Nailed for Violating Public Records Laws Regarding Face Recognition and Fusion Center Documents
By Dave Maas By unanimous vote, San Francisco’s public records appeals body ruled last night that the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) violated state and…
Lawsuits Increase Against Companies that Collect “Voiceprints” (Amazon, American Airlines, Google, McDonald’s)
By B.N. Frank Collecting individuals’ personal data (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), images (see 1, 2, 3, 4),…
Trudeau Wants to Use Facial Recognition Digital ID for Travel
By Keean Bexte The Trudeau government has been working with major Canadian airlines to formally bring in digital ID, facial recognition, and biometric travel documents…
World Economic Forum Pushes Facial Recognition Technology
By John Mac Ghlionn The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has just ended. The theme of the five-day event, “Working Together, Restoring Trust,” was…
Pay With Face: Mastercard Rolls Out Global Biometric Payment System
The promise of of convenience and security are overshadowed by the massive hoovering up of personal biometric data along with all financial transactions. In short,…
The “Digital ID Is a Human Right” Trap Is Set – Don’t Fall For It!
By Derrick Broze Derrick Broze breaks down several stories relating to vaccine passports, digital IDs, and facial recognition. Derrick reviews his latest article for The…