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[Link] Tech Firm Offers Cops Facial Recognition to ID Homeless People
Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com
“Police use ODIN facial recognition to identify even non-verbal or intoxicated individuals,” the brochure from surveillance firm ODIN Intelligence reads. ODIN’s specific homelessness product is called ODIN Homeless Management Information System, or ODIN HMIS.
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[Link] IRS to Stop Use of Facial Recognition Tech After Widespread Backlash
Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com
The IRS said on Monday it will stop the use of ID.me, an identification verification service that uses facial recognition technology. Lawmakers had raised concerns with the service over the last week, with multiple members of Congress and Senators urging the IRS to stop the deployment of ID.me.
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[Link] Model Claims She Was Turned Into a Sex Doll Without Her Permission
Read: 13/1/2022 www.vice.com
The doll has the same dark hair, glasses, lip freckle, and name as her. The company, called Irontech, claims that this was all a coincidence. She first posted publicly about the doll in July 2019, on Instagram.
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[Link] Prosecution gets Elizabeth Holmes to admit she was in control of Theranos
Read: 2/12/2021 arstechnica.com
At this point in her criminal trial, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' best chance for acquittal is for the jury to believe that she was a puppet being controlled by her boyfriend, company president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. Yesterday, the prosecution attempted to pick apart that defense.
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[Link] Korean Facial Recognition Project Faces Opposition
Read: 1/12/2021 hackaday.com
It was discovered last month that a South Korean government project has been providing millions of facial images taken at Incheon International Airport to private industry without the consent of those photographed.
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[Link] The iPhone 13 Screen Is a Repair Nightmare That Could Destroy Repair Shops Forever
Read: 7/11/2021 www.vice.com
A tweak to the iPhone’s repairability that has been long prophesied and feared has finally come to pass, giving staggering new urgency for legislation that makes repair more accessible: The iPhone 13’s screen cannot be replaced without special software controlled by Apple.
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[Link] Don’t Go Cheering Facebook for Killing Its Face Recognition Database Just Yet
Read: 4/11/2021 www.gizmodo.com.au
On Tuesday, Facebook offered us a brief respite from the deluge of awful news stories on the company with a pretty pleasant-sounding announcement.
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[Link] Facebook Shuts Down Massive Photo Tagging Facial Recognition Program
Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com
For years, photo tagging was a core Facebook feature and was one of the main things people “did” on Facebook. To tag a photo, you clicked a specific part of it and wrote in the name of your friend.
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[Link] More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned for free cryptocurrency
Read: 25/10/2021 arstechnica.com
More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned in return for a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin, as a project to distribute digital money more widely around the world accelerates.
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[Link] Many Americans aren't aware they're being tracked with facial recognition while shopping
Read: 26/8/2021 www.techradar.com
Despite consumer opposition to facial recognition, the technology is currently being used in retail stores throughout the US according to new research from Piplsay.
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[Link] The Taliban Have Seized U.S. Military Biometrics Devices
Read: 22/8/2021 static-theintercept-com.cdn.ampproject.org
The Taliban have seized U.S. military biometrics devices that could aid in the identification of Afghans who assisted coalition forces, current and former military officials have told The Intercept.
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[Link] The Congresswoman Behind FOSTA Is Coming for OnlyFans
Read: 13/8/2021 www.vice.com
More than 100 members of Congress signed a letter demanding the DOJ investigate of child sexual abuse material on OnlyFans—which adult industry experts say are baseless.
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[Link] Mass Resignations at Scientific Journal Over Ethically Fraught China Genetics Papers
Read: 7/8/2021 theintercept.com
Eight members of the editorial board of a scientific journal have resigned after it published a slew of controversial papers that critics fear could be used for DNA profiling and persecution of ethnic minorities in China.
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[Link] Turns Out Your DNA Sticks to MDMA Caps. That Could Help Police Track Down Drug Dealers.
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
Forensic scientists have found a way to recover human DNA from the surface of pills and capsules – a breakthrough that they hope will help law enforcement agencies nail down criminals and expose illegal drug syndicates.
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[Link] Amazon will pay you $10 in credit for your palm print biometrics
Read: 6/8/2021 techcrunch.com
How much is your palm print worth? If you ask Amazon, it’s about $10 in promotional credit if you enroll your palm prints in its checkout-free stores and link it to your Amazon account.
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