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Tiktok's new privacy policy lets it collect your biometric data, including 'faceprints and voiceprints'
TikTok's policy could potentially let it collect most US users' biometric data without their consen…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Advancements in Biometrics
Advancements in Biometrics
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WhatsApp is adding eye, fingerprint, and face scanning - but says it won't have any access to biometric data
At present, to use WhatsApp Web or Desktop users have to link it up to their phone account by scann…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Instagram could face up up to $500 billion in fines in class-action lawsuit alleging it illegally harvested biometric data
Last month, Facebook offered $650 million to settle a similar lawsuit claiming it collected biometr…
Aaron Holmes
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Mastercard and Visa dive deeper into the biometric payments space with new partnerships
Mastercard and Visa struck new deals in the biometrics space, which is expected to be worth $82.8 b…
Adriana Nunez
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Indian Railways is using biometrics to reduce and track unreserved passengers
In a good news to train travellers, Indian Railways launched a biometric identification system. It …
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Amazon wants your palm prints. But lawmakers are asking why.
In a letter sent to Amazon, Senators Amy Klobuchar, Jon Ossof, and Bill Cassidy questioned the comp…
Yoonji Han
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Amazon is letting customers pay for groceries by scanning their palm at its Go convenience stores
Amazon is trialling the biometric Amazon One tech at two Seattle stores, and linking your credit ca…
Grace Dean
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Mastercard is working on authenticating transactions with biometric information for transit
And the situation may be worse online, as 82% of merchants felt they were vulnerable through mobile…
Daniel Keyes
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Ericsson: Biometric Smartphones Will Go Mainstream Next Year
In a recent interview with Reuters, Fingerprint's CEO said he expected 7 or 8 of the world's top sm…
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Elon Musk's X wants to collect users' biometric data and education history, an upcoming privacy policy update shows
Elon Musk's X unveiled a new privacy policy due to go into effect on September 29, which includes p…
Pete Syme
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The Taliban seized US military equipment that could identify Afghans who assisted coalition forces
Afghan allies of coalition forces may be identified by the Taliban using face, iris, and fingerprin…
Morgan Keith
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Amazon is reportedly telling delivery drivers they must give 'biometric consent' so the company can track them as a condition of the job
Amazon delivery drivers will lose their jobs if they don't give permission for the company to colle…
Katie Canales
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Now RBI Wants Aadhaar Validation For Card-based Transactions
Aadhaar is
finally getting its teeth into key financial transactions, going by the central
bank’s t…
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And now, Aadhaar-enabled smartphones for easy verification and money transfer
In July, senior executives of UIDAI and smartphone companies met to discuss ways to allow smartphon…
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An Australian worker won a landmark privacy case against his employer after he was fired for refusing to use a fingerprint scanner
According to cybersecurity firm Norton, biometrics are used to "measure a person's physical charact…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Database completely secure, UIDAI assures
The authority has said the reported breach was a one-off incident, in which an employee working wit…
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Passwords are incredibly insecure, so websites and apps are quietly tracking your mouse movements and smartphone swipes without you knowing to make sure it's really you
Even when you're not using your devices, behavioral biometrics are in play. In fact, not using your…