#biometrics — Public Fediverse posts

You can change a stolen password in minutes.

Federal guidelines quietly admit you can't do the same for a stolen face, and they built a rule around it.

https://shortlivedage.substack.com/p/you-can-change-a-stolen-password?r=8uodfo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#technology #digitalsafety #biometrics #practicaltech

@eff and Civil Society Groups Call on #Nottinghamshire #Police to Halt Live #FaceRecognition
#privacy #biometrics

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-and-civil-society-groups-call-nottinghamshire-police-halt-live-face

Argentinien 🇦🇷 : KI-gestützte #Überwachung hat unter Präsident Milei zugenommen | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Argentinien-KI-gestuetzte-Ueberwachung-hat-unter-Praesident-Milei-zugenommen-11421270.html #surveillance #Datenschutz #privacy #tracking #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Gesichtserkennung #FacialRecognition #Biometrie #biometrics #Drohne #Drohnen #drone #drones

SF Standard: Castro bars dropped face scanners. The bigger fight isn’t over. “A months-long fight over an ID-scanning system that photographs arriving patrons at Castro gay bars has come to a head, with all three venues known to use it — Badlands, Toad Hall, and The Mix — halting the practice under pressure from privacy advocates. But the retreat from the tool, PatronScan, hasn’t […]

ICE seeks expanded LexisNexis investigative data access with Palantir integration

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/ice-seeks-expanded-lexisnexis-investigative-data-access-with-palantir-integration

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#Biometrics #news #press

Meta smart glasses quietly enter Florida law enforcement

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/meta-smart-glasses-quietly-enter-florida-law-enforcement

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#Biometrics #news #press

DHS surveillance spending tops $2.9B as domestic enforcement architecture expands

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/dhs-surveillance-spending-tops-2-9b-as-domestic-enforcement-architecture-expands

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#Biometrics #news #press

Deepfakes projected to spike 495% by end of 2026

https://identityweek.net/deepfakes-projected-to-spike-495-by-end-of-2026/

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#Biometrics #news #press

Meta Patents AI Glasses to Use Facial Recognition to Identify People, Make Highlight Reels of Your Dinner Party

https://www.404media.co/meta-patents-ai-glasses-to-use-facial-recognition-to-identify-people-make-highlight-reels-of-your-dinner-party/

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#Biometrics #news #press

Challenge to facial recognition at protests to be examined by Supreme Court of India

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/challenge-to-facial-recognition-at-protests-to-be-examined-by-supreme-court-of-india

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#Biometrics #news #press

ICE seeks AI platform to analyze billions of investigative records

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/ice-seeks-ai-platform-to-analyze-billions-of-investigative-records

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#Biometrics #news #press

ICE withdraws $125M sole-source Thomson Reuters surveillance data deal

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/ice-withdraws-125m-sole-source-thomson-reuters-surveillance-data-deal

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#Biometrics #news #press

USSOCOM advances smartphone iris biometrics toward field testing

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/ussocom-advances-smartphone-iris-biometrics-toward-field-testing

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#Biometrics #news #press

Meta smart glasses patent reignites facial recognition debate

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202608/meta-smart-glasses-patent-reignites-facial-recognition-debate

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#Biometrics #news #press

Kein Verbot für Meta-Brillen: Behörde sieht LED-Signal als ausreichend | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Smart-Glasses-Bundesnetzagentur-verfolgt-kein-Verbot-von-Metas-Kamera-Brille-11415153.html @BNetzA #Datenschutz #privacy #Überwachung #surveillance #DSGVO #GDPR #Biometrie #biometrics #Gesichtserkennung #FacialRecognition #SmartGlasses

#Europol-Neuregelung: „Können #Grundrechte nicht für Sicherheitszwecke opfern“ | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Europol-Neuregelung-Koennen-Grundrechte-nicht-fuer-Sicherheitszwecke-opfern-11414159.html #Datenschutz #privacy #Überwachung #surveillance #Biometrie #biometrics #Gesichtserkennung #FacialRecognition #Fingerabdruck #Fingerabdrücke #FingerPrint #FingerPrints 🫆 @EDPS

@devnull

"If a #facial #recognition database is breached, the “locks” that a template opens – accessing a bank app, getting through security at an airport, entering an office building – can’t be reset. A person’s face is permanent, and so is the threat."

#biometrics

https://www.thenerve.news/p/under-16-social-media-ban-keir-starmer-surveillance-parents-online-safety-bill-heather-burns

Why Biometric Identification Is Becoming A Core Feature of Crypto Security

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/14/why-biometric-identification-is-becoming-a-core-feature-of-crypto-security/

ATO is now pushing their voice recognition-based identification really hard now (and really selling it “if you refuse, we'll have to ask you more questions”). They also explicitly state that consent is not required.

But you can refuse... Still.

#australia #biometrics

Scotland is not being “abolished”. Something subtler is happening beneath it.

Digital identity. Biometrics. Smart Data. Genomics. Global standards. International infrastructure designed to interoperate across borders.

The documents are public. The convergence is deliberate.

My latest investigation: The Interoperable State.

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/the-interoperable-state

#Scotland #DigitalID #Biometrics #DataPrivacy #DigitalState #InvestigativeJournalism

PetaPixel: Apple Faces $32.5 Billion Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition in iPhone Photos App. “Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking up to $32.5 billion over claims its iPhone Photos app illegally collected users’ biometric information. The iPhone is widely known for using Face ID as a biometric security feature to help protect users’ privacy. However, a class action lawsuit in Illinois alleges […]

Chaos an #Schengen-Grenzen: Flughäfen schalten #EES-#Biometrie einfach ab | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Chaos-an-Schengen-Grenzen-Flughaefen-schalten-EES-Biometrie-einfach-ab-11402314.html #biometrics #Digitalisierung #digitalization #Gesichtserkennung #FacialRecognition #Fingerabdruck #FingerPrint 🫆

In just 34 days, five long-developing systems crossed major thresholds: police AI entering the evidence chain, automated Five Eyes biometrics, wider police access to DVLA data, national-security procurement exemptions and power-station-scale control of household energy.

Not one conspiracy. One unmistakable direction.

The public was never shown the whole machine.

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/the-34-day-state-rewire

#UKPolitics #PoliceAI #Surveillance #DigitalRights #Biometrics #SmartGrid #InvestigativeJournalism

ABC News (Australia): AFL clubs explore facial recognition as new ticketing method. “Facial recognition technology (FRT) is being rolled out in Australia as an alternative to digital or paper tickets for live events. The Geelong Football Club has made it available to its members, while technology provider Wicket says it is in ‘active discussions’ with other AFL clubs.”

PC Gamer: The Pokémon Company is turning to facial recognition scans to help combat scalpers. “Nintendo has announced the rollout of a facial recognition system and new entry and purchase rules for its Pokémon stores in Japan. It’s not exactly a last-ditch effort, but it’s yet another attempt at combating scalpers which have been plaguing the hobby ever since its inception.”

Your Car Is Watching You. Soon It Won't Let You Drive.

The EU just mandated infrared cameras in every new car. The hardware is installed. The data is already being sold. And the "kill switch" is one regulation away.

Key findings: EU GSR2 mandates IR cameras. LexisNexis has 9M cars and a $22.1M ICE contract. Smart Eye can now read your heart rate. Mozilla rated cars worse than sex toys for privacy.

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/your-car-is-watching-you-soon-it

#CarSurveillance #Privacy #DMS #GSR2 #Biometrics #DataPrivacy

Electronic Frontier Foundation: Why Are Gay Bars Building Databases of Their Patrons?. “Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. Much of the attention has focused on reports that the system photographs patrons as they enter venues and questions about whether those […]