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  1. Digital ID comes of age as pubs and bars get go-ahead for biometric scan tech
    By Robert Booth UK technology editor

    New laws coming into force this week aim to streamline age checks although old-style plastic IDs will still be allowed

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Hospitalityindustry #Alcohol #Youngpeople #Business #Society #Biometrics #Computing #Technology #Smartphones #TheGuardian #RobertBoothUKtechnologyeditor

  2. I awoke three hours ago, which is WAY too early on a Sunday, but after a long week, I'm finally a little bit more...

    #relax #relaxed #GalaxyWatch #biometrics #Sunday

  3. I awoke three hours ago, which is WAY too early on a Sunday, but after a long week, I'm finally a little bit more...

    #relax #relaxed #GalaxyWatch #biometrics #Sunday

  4. I awoke three hours ago, which is WAY too early on a Sunday, but after a long week, I'm finally a little bit more...

    #relax #relaxed #GalaxyWatch #biometrics #Sunday

  5. I awoke three hours ago, which is WAY too early on a Sunday, but after a long week, I'm finally a little bit more...

    #relax #relaxed #GalaxyWatch #biometrics #Sunday

  6. I awoke three hours ago, which is WAY too early on a Sunday, but after a long week, I'm finally a little bit more...

    #relax #relaxed #GalaxyWatch #biometrics #Sunday

  7. This Tiny Fingerprint Key Unlocks Linux, Approves SSH and AI Agents

    Immurok is a wireless fingerprint reader that wants to guard your sudo, your SSH logins, your TOTP codes, and even your AI coding agent. Here is how it held up on Linux over a week of daily use.

    itsfoss.com/immurok-review/

  8. This Tiny Fingerprint Key Unlocks Linux, Approves SSH and AI Agents

    Immurok is a wireless fingerprint reader that wants to guard your sudo, your SSH logins, your TOTP codes, and even your AI coding agent. Here is how it held up on Linux over a week of daily use.

    #foss #linux #biometrics

    itsfoss.com/immurok-review/

  9. This Tiny Fingerprint Key Unlocks Linux, Approves SSH and AI Agents

    Immurok is a wireless fingerprint reader that wants to guard your sudo, your SSH logins, your TOTP codes, and even your AI coding agent. Here is how it held up on Linux over a week of daily use.

    #foss #linux #biometrics

    itsfoss.com/immurok-review/

  10. Es ermöglicht Bürgern europäischer Staaten die visumfreie Einreise in die USA für bis zu 90 Tage.》
    — Wie ist das eigentlich, wenn man nicht visumsfrei einreisen möchte? Muss man bei einem Visum auch so viele Informationen angeben?

    #EU 🇪🇺 - #US 🇺🇸 -Datenabkommen: Brüssel hat Rahmenvertrag für #Biometrie-Austausch fertig | heise online heise.de/news/EU-US-Datenabkom #Datenschutz #privacy #Biometrie #biometrics #Überwachung #surveillance

  11. Cops Use AI to Jail Innocent Grandmother for 6 MONTHS

    youtu.be/4ifXObNvTaA

    A bank heist takes place in Fargo. Cops run suspect photo through AI & matches an innocent woman in TN (who has never been to N Dakota) is charged & jailed for 6 months without verification before being released.

    #AI #FacialRecognization #SocialMedia #Facebook #Flock #Police #Cops #Arrest #PoliceState #AITechnology #DataCenters #LEO #InternetData #Biometrics #WrongfulArrest #Innocent #AngelaLipps

  12. Cops Use AI to Jail Innocent Grandmother for 6 MONTHS

    youtu.be/4ifXObNvTaA

    A bank heist takes place in Fargo. Cops run suspect photo through AI & matches an innocent woman in TN (who has never been to N Dakota) is charged & jailed for 6 months without verification before being released.

    #AI #FacialRecognization #SocialMedia #Facebook #Flock #Police #Cops #Arrest #PoliceState #AITechnology #DataCenters #LEO #InternetData #Biometrics #WrongfulArrest #Innocent #AngelaLipps

  13. Cops Use AI to Jail Innocent Grandmother for 6 MONTHS

    youtu.be/4ifXObNvTaA

    A bank heist takes place in Fargo. Cops run suspect photo through AI & matches an innocent woman in TN (who has never been to N Dakota) is charged & jailed for 6 months without verification before being released.

    #AI #FacialRecognization #SocialMedia #Facebook #Flock #Police #Cops #Arrest #PoliceState #AITechnology #DataCenters #LEO #InternetData #Biometrics #WrongfulArrest #Innocent #AngelaLipps

  14. Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s #NameTag #FaceRecognition Tech ‘Exists’

    Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence.
    #meta #privacy #security #biometrics

    wired.com/story/heres-the-trut

  15. EU: Don’t send our data to the US!

    "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:

    action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06-

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

  16. Looking at support.google.com/pixelphone/ and androidcentral.com/how-does-an, 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

  17. TechCrunch: NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people. “New York public health provider NYC Health + Hospitals says a months-long data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints scans affects at least 1.8 million people.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/techcrunch-nyc-health-hospitals-says-hackers-stole-medical-data-and-fingerprints-during-breach-affecting-at-least-1-8-million-people/
  18. Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Company Gets in Bed With Zoom and Tinder. “On Friday, both Tinder and Zoom announced partnerships with Altman’s World, the company behind the creepy, eyeball-scanning orb that is meant to prove users are human.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/22/gizmodo-sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-company-gets-in-bed-with-zoom-and-tinder/
  19. 😃☺️Heute wird ein bedeutender Meilenstein in der europäischen Grenzsicherheit erreicht:Das Entry/Exit System (#EES) ist nun in allen Schengen-Ländern vollständig in Betrieb. consilium.europa.eu/en/policie #Schengen #BorderSecurity #EU #TravelTech #Biometrics #SmartBorders #DigitalBorders #BorderControl #Europe#DigitalBorders #BorderControl #Europe

  20. Babylonian Biometrics and Widespread Methodological Shortcomings | Communications of the ACM
    dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3744705

    I just finished reading this. An interesting look into poor academic citation practices (leading to citogenesis xkcd.com/978/), historical accuracy, and biometrics.

    Also, this is a good read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedi

    #academia #citogenesis #babylon #history #fingerprints #biometrics

  21. NIST: NIST Helps Fingerprint Examiners With New Data and Software Release. “A NIST collection of 10,000 fingerprints has now been fully annotated with details that will help train both human fingerprint examiners and AI tools. NIST has also released open-source software that can help evaluate and sort fingerprints according to their quality, potentially helping fingerprint examiners work more […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/26/nist-nist-helps-fingerprint-examiners-with-new-data-and-software-release/
  22. More shit that will be with us even when Trump is gone.

    DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies | WIRED

    wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-si

    > Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.

    #DHS #biometrics #privacy #surveillance #faceRecognition #fingerprints

  23. I want more details as to what is going on in that case where Google payed 1.375 billion in damages after allegedly collecting #biometrics and tracking users without user consent.

    "According to the lawsuit, since at least 2015, Google has unlawfully (without consent) collected Texans' face and voice scans to empower its targeted advertising business.

    Additionally, Google was accused of persistently tracking Texans who used its products and services, constantly logging their location and searches made while in Chrome's incognito mode."

    bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/google-to-pay-1375-billion-to-settle-texas-data-privacy-violations/

    #facescan #fingerprint, #voicescan #retinascan #irisscan #privacy #dataprotection #texas #tracking