Amazon Promotes Naked Payments Solution With $10 Credit
Amazon’s naked payments system is now being used at 50 locations in the US, and the company is looking to get more customers signed up […]
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EFF Calls Out Governments for Use of Invasive Surveillance Tools
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is sounding the alarm about state-sponsored malware and surveillance programs. The warning comes after a damning report on the NSO […]
Security Industry Association Offers Privacy Guidelines
The Security Industry Association (SIA) wants security providers to make a stronger commitment to user privacy. To that end, the organization has released a new […]
Yoti Brings Transparency, Privacy Principles to Its Own Website
In yet another example of its transparent approach to data and privacy, digital identity specialist Yoti has outlined how its organizational principles determine how it […]
TikTok Permits Itself to Collect User Biometrics, Scan Their Surroundings in Privacy Policy Update
TikTok has updated its privacy policy with language that gives the company sweeping abilities to collect the biometric information of users in the United States. […]
Activists Raise Privacy, Bias Concerns Over Spotify’s Speech-based Recommendation System
A group of more than 180 musical artists and human rights activists has sent an open letter to Spotify to ask the company to abandon […]
Mexican Legislation Would See Collection of Mobile Users’ Biometric Data
Citing an effort to combat crime rates, Mexico’s federal Senate has approved a new bill that would create a national registry of mobile phone users […]
Facebook Smart Glasses May Be Able to Scan Faces
According to a recent story from BuzzFeed News, social media giant Facebook is looking into the possibility of adding facial recognition capabilities to its upcoming […]
EFF Sounds Alarm About Arizona Internet Privacy Decision
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is warning the public about the potential privacy implications of a recent decision from the Arizona Supreme Court. In a […]
Brazil’s Government to Use Face Biometrics For Pensioner Identity Verification
The Brazilian government will be using facial recognition to verify the identities of pensioners in the country. The program specifically concerns retired public services workers, […]
Privacy Must Be Protected Amidst the Rise of Augmented Reality: EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is warning about the impending rise of Augmented Reality (AR), and the extreme threat that it poses to people’s privacy. […]
Fujitsu, Mizuho, and JCB Team Up for Decentralized Identity Pilot
Fujitsu’s blockchain-based decentralized digital identity technology will be used in a new pilot program that is being carried out in conjunction with Mizuho Bank and […]
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