Consumer attitudes towards various digital identity authentication methods

With concerns around online fraud and identity theft rising, consumers expect businesses to utilize new technologies to protect them online. According to research from Trulioo, 84% of people believe that businesses will need to rely more on automated f… Continue reading Consumer attitudes towards various digital identity authentication methods

Combating deepfakes: How we can future-proof our biometric identities

How worried should we be about deepfakes? What sort of threat do they pose to digital ID verification and the biometric technology that we are becoming so reliant on, and are there ways to combat the threat? The deepfake threat Deepfakes refer to manip… Continue reading Combating deepfakes: How we can future-proof our biometric identities

Requirements for privacy in terms of biosensors, video and smartphone signals

I’m conducting research employing biosensors (i.e., heart rate and skin conductange signals), video data, smartphone signals (i.e., sensors such as accelereomter and gyroscope and touch data) and handwriting. A big problem is privacy, i.e…. Continue reading Requirements for privacy in terms of biosensors, video and smartphone signals

TikTok Collecting Biometric Data, Peloton Bike+ Vulnerability, Nextdoor App Concerns

TikTok can now collect biometric data from user content, researchers find a vulnerability in Peloton bikes, and why some people think that Nextdoor might be the next big social network. ** Links mentioned on the show ** TikTok Can Now Collect Biometric… Continue reading TikTok Collecting Biometric Data, Peloton Bike+ Vulnerability, Nextdoor App Concerns

TikTok Can Now Collect Biometric Data

This is probably worth paying attention to:

A change to TikTok’s U.S. privacy policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app “may collect biometric identifiers and biometric information” from its users’ content. This includes things like “faceprints and voiceprints,” the policy explained. Reached for comment, TikTok could not confirm what product developments necessitated the addition of biometric data to its list of disclosures about the information it automatically collects from users, but said it would ask for consent in the case such data collection practices began…

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Biometrics for banking and financial services market to reach $8.9 billion by 2026

The turn of next decade is expected to be more challenging for banks and financial institutions as security breaches become more sophisticated with technology advancements. Money laundering has become more widespread representing about 2%-5% of global … Continue reading Biometrics for banking and financial services market to reach $8.9 billion by 2026

Biometrics Could Hold the Key to Vaccine Passports

The development of COVID-19 vaccines has been a significant milestone in providing relief and protecting people against the worldwide pandemic, with more than 335 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered around the world so far, according to … Continue reading Biometrics Could Hold the Key to Vaccine Passports

Changes in the privacy landscape through the pandemic

The pandemic has turned the way businesses operate upside down. In the rush to keep the lights on, businesses pivoted online to keep sales up and maintain customer services. But at what cost? Businesses in this landscape are increasingly trading privac… Continue reading Changes in the privacy landscape through the pandemic