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2024 & the Inevitable Rise of Biometrics
2024 & the Inevitable Rise of Biometrics Have you noticed a lot of two-factor authentication prompts lately? Are you getting emailed verification codes that take forever to arrive, so you have to request another? Perhaps you are asked to do captchas to “prove you’re human” and they seem to be getting more complex all the […]
Amazon Goes Full Orwellian
Amazon Goes Full Orwellian Bezos poised to become knower of all things, with strategic moves to collect info on individuals inside and out. “We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it,” came a warning from George Orwell’s novel, 1984, that is rapidly, wickedly, becoming prophecy with new Amazon eye-in-the- […]
Your Biometrics: Silent Witnesses Against You and Tools to Track You
Your Biometrics: Silent Witnesses Against You and Tools to Track You Another week has gone by where we have seen a tremendous amount of activity around the world: the French, Belgians, and Dutch are engaged in protests labeled “yellow vest” protests. In actuality, the yellow vests are insignificant: these Euro-Socialist countries require citizens to wear […]
“Historic Judgment” As India’s Nationwide Biometric ID Database Ruled Constitutional
“Historic Judgment” As India’s Nationwide Biometric ID Database Ruled Constitutional As the march toward a cashless (and privacy-less) society accelerates forward, a new high watermark has been reached. India first introduced its concept for a nationwide biometric ID database more than 7 years ago, which they touted as a necessary “social welfare” program to assist […]
Social Media Now Being Used by Police and Intelligence Agencies to Collect Biometrics
Social Media Now Being Used by Police and Intelligence Agencies to Collect Biometrics Amid the ongoing Facebook/Cambridge Analytica debacle over their general surveillance and misuse of users’ private data, there is an emerging trend that is infinitely more disturbing. The first story popped up in the UK yesterday where police admitted to using a photo […]
Trump Administration to Test Biometric Program to Scan Faces of Drivers and Passengers in Vehicles
Trump Administration to Test Biometric Program to Scan Faces of Drivers and Passengers in Vehicles The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is preparing to launch a pilot program to scan the faces of drivers and passengers at Anzalduas Port near McAllen, Texas. On Thursday the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced plans for a new […]
Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Follow
Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Follow Biometric authentication “will be of great benefit to everyone.” Mastercard has set a deadline for widespread use of biometric identification for its services across the whole of the EU: April 2019. Mastercard Identity Check, currently available in 37 countries, enables individuals to use biometric identifiers, such as fingerprint, facial, and […]
Arizona Citizens Tracked In Facial Recognition Database In First Step For REAL ID Implementation
Arizona Citizens Tracked In Facial Recognition Database In First Step For REAL ID Implementation Arizona citizens are now in a government database that uses facial recognition technology to track them simply for getting a driver’s license. This allows federal and local law enforcement to use the “perpetual lineup” of suspects not accused of a crime to […]
