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Facial recognition technology: force for good or privacy threat?

August 12, 2019 0 Comments amazon, brooklyn, cctv, china, facial recognition, hong kong, Internet of Things, IoT, LFR, Microsoft, orlando, Privacy, san francisco, surveillanceware, uk, united states, US

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000

It seems facial recognition technology, as technology so often does, has raced far ahead of our ability to define its ethical use. We take a hard look at major concerns brewing in cities around the world.

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Tags: amazon brooklyn cctv china facial recognition hong kong Internet of Things IoT LFR microsoft orlando san francisco surveillanceware uk united states us

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Facebook facial recognition: class action suit gets court’s go ahead

August 12, 2019 0 Comments biometrics, BIPA, court decision, court ruling, facebook, faceprints, facial recognition, Illinois, Law & order, Patel v. Facebook, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:34:30 +0000

The court said facial recognition could well harm privacy rights, given its “detailed, encyclopedic, and effortlessly compiled” biometrics collection.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/En8PlzNDHD0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FaceApp scares point to larger data collection problems

July 24, 2019 0 Comments Chuck Schumer, end user license agreement, FaceApp, facial recognition, government surveillance, Privacy, privacy policy, russia, terms of service

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:38:29 +0000

The blowback against FaceApp—for which data the company can collect and how it can use that data—is a bit overblown. Countless American companies do the exact same thing today.

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Privacy

Tags: Chuck Schumer end user license agreement FaceApp facial recognition government surveillance privacy policy russia terms of service

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Stop facial recognition trials now, warns UK committee

July 23, 2019 0 Comments biometrics, facial recognition, Government security, government surveillance, Machine Learning, Privacy, security threats, UK Government

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:26:39 +0000

The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/0CSbKeo22L8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A week in security (July 8 – 14)

July 19, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, agent smith, amazon, amazon prime, amazon prime day 2019, amazon prime phishing, Android, android malware, facial recognition, google home audio, mac, malware, pale moon, phishing, Privacy, roundup, targeted spear phishing, trickbot, week in security, whaling, zoom zero-day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:27:09 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 8–14, including secure data sending, federal data privacy law, the Soft Cell attack, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: agent smith amazon amazon prime amazon prime day 2019 amazon prime phishing Android android malware facial recognition google home audio mac malware pale moon phishing privacy roundup targeted spear phishing trickbot week in security whaling zoom zero-day

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A week in security (June 24 – 30)

July 19, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, atm attacks, atm fraud, atm malware strains, ATM scam, Azure, cryptocurrency scams, facial recognition, fake jquery, greenflas, Internet of Things, IoT, JavaScript, Massachusettes, Microsoft Azure, scareware, Slack, Slack outage, Somerville, spyware, Stalkerware, Yandex

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:02:56 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from June 24–30, including top malicious web campaigns, updates on the GreenFlash Sundown exploit, a Malwarebytes initiative to double down on stalkerware detection and awareness, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: atm attacks atm fraud atm malware strains ATM scam Azure cryptocurrency scams facial recognition fake jquery greenflas Internet of Things IoT JavaScript Massachusettes Microsoft Azure scareware Slack Slack outage Somerville spyware stalkerware Yandex

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