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"Under a new agreement, the EU would open up European police databases to the US, handing over huge amounts of sensitive personal data, including fingerprints and facial images, on millions of Europeans, in exchange for keeping visa-free travel."

Sign the #petition here:

https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06-dont-send-our-data-to-the-US-petition-EN

#privacy #security #jurisdiction #law #EU #visa #travel #US #Trump #biometrics #personal #data #fingerprints #police #database

#petition #privacy #security #jurisdiction #law #eu

Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo) @[email protected] · 2026-06-16 · 03:28 UTC

Looking at https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/6300638 and https://www.androidcentral.com/how-does-android-save-your-fingerprints, I'm curious what y'all think about modern #Android devices' "Trusted Execution Environment" storing #fingerprints (for authentication, unlocking, etc.) in, allegedly, a TPM-backed secure enclave that the OS doesn't have access to (really?)… For Pixel phones, Google claims biometrics never leave the TEE enclave, never touch servers, etc.

I wouldn't use it to travel… but local? I saw some geek friends using it.

#biometrics #security

#android #fingerprints #biometrics #security

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @[email protected] · 2026-06-12 · 13:51 UTC

Gizmodo: Layoffs Reportedly Hit Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Startup. “Since launching in 2023, World has failed to reach its ambitious goal of scanning a billion people or about an eighth of the world’s population. As of April, the company says it had verified nearly 18 million people via its Orb device. That’s less than 2 percent of its goal. Now, it seems the company is […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/12/gizmodo-layoffs-reportedly-hit-sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-startup/

#ai #aiassisted #biometrics #jobcuts #layoffs #retinalscans

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @[email protected] · 2026-06-12 · 13:51 UTC

Gizmodo: Layoffs Reportedly Hit Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Startup. “Since launching in 2023, World has failed to reach its ambitious goal of scanning a billion people or about an eighth of the world’s population. As of April, the company says it had verified nearly 18 million people via its Orb device. That’s less than 2 percent of its goal. Now, it seems the company is […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/12/gizmodo-layoffs-reportedly-hit-sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-startup/

#ai #aiassisted #biometrics #jobcuts #layoffs #retinalscans

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @[email protected] · 2026-06-12 · 13:51 UTC

Gizmodo: Layoffs Reportedly Hit Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Startup. “Since launching in 2023, World has failed to reach its ambitious goal of scanning a billion people or about an eighth of the world’s population. As of April, the company says it had verified nearly 18 million people via its Orb device. That’s less than 2 percent of its goal. Now, it seems the company is […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/12/gizmodo-layoffs-reportedly-hit-sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-startup/

#ai #aiassisted #biometrics #jobcuts #layoffs #retinalscans

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @[email protected] · 2026-06-12 · 13:51 UTC

Gizmodo: Layoffs Reportedly Hit Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Startup. “Since launching in 2023, World has failed to reach its ambitious goal of scanning a billion people or about an eighth of the world’s population. As of April, the company says it had verified nearly 18 million people via its Orb device. That’s less than 2 percent of its goal. Now, it seems the company is […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/12/gizmodo-layoffs-reportedly-hit-sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-startup/

#worldcoinworld #samaltman #retinalscans #layoffs #jobcuts #biometrics