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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. 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/
  11. Gizmodo: Sam Altman’s Creepy Orb Startup Has Only Scanned 2 Percent of Its Ideal Number of Eyeballs. “Business Insider notes that, so far, World claims it has scanned about 17.5 million people. Now, I will admit that’s about 17.5 million more people than I would have ever imagined might be interested in Altman’s weird project. Still, the company clearly has a long, long way to go before […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/12/gizmodo-sam-altmans-creepy-orb-startup-has-only-scanned-2-percent-of-its-ideal-number-of-eyeballs/

  12. Work issued me a new laptop with a fingerprint reader, but I haven’t been able to use it yet—every time I try to scan my finger, it tells me that my fingerprint must contain at least one capital letter, one lowercase letter, one numeral, one special character…

    #infosec #biometrics #PasswordRules

  13. More than 100,000 people have had their eyes scanned for free cryptocurrency - Enlarge / People in Chile with Worldcoin's "Orb" iris scanner. (credit:... - arstechnica.com/?p=1806743 #cryptocurrency #irisscanning #biometrics #worldcoin #bitcoin #biz&it #policy