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Facebook has settled a class-action in Illinois for $550 million. It’s alleged that the social network’s face-recognition algorithms are illegal in the Prairie State.
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Facebook will pay $550 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which users accused the social media giant of using facial recognition software in a way customers hadn’t authorized, marking a win for U.S. privacy advocates who have used state laws to curb data collection. The settlement ends a suit in which customers alleged Facebook’s “Tag Suggestions” service, which recommends the names of people users can tag on their photos. The case accuses Facebook of breaking privacy law in Illinois by mining information about people in Illinois without their consent, then failing to disclose how long that data would be stored. Facebook has refuted allegations of wrongdoing in this case. The company disclosed the settlement Wednesday during its quarterly financial report, in which executives reported that revenue had risen 25% to $21.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. Of the $550 million, individuals attached to the lawsuit can […]
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The settlement in a case over the social network’s Tag Suggestions feature is the latest financial blow the company has taken over its handling of user privacy. Continue reading Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Class Action Case Over Facial Recognition
A potential class action says Clearview AI is breaking biometrics privacy law by ransacking social media so police can match photos with IDs. Continue reading Facial recognition firm sued for scraping 3 billion faceprints
I’m working on an iOS app whose login system does not seem entirely secure but I don’t know enough to be sure.
Skipping account creation, the first time the user logs in they send their user and hashed pass to the server to acquire a toke… Continue reading Biometric authentication against server
The proliferation of real-time payments platforms, including person-to-person (P2P) transfers and mobile payment platforms across Asia Pacific, has increased fraud losses for the majority of banks. FICO recently conducted a survey with banks in the reg… Continue reading More authentication and identity tech needed with fraud expected to increase
Our unique dancing style can be used by a machine-learning model to ID us, regardless of musical genre. Unless it’s Metal. We all headbang. Continue reading Nobody boogies quite like you
“People think they’re going to put on a cute filter and have puppy dog ears, and not realize that that data’s being collected.” Continue reading Facial recognition is real-life ‘Black Mirror’ stuff, Ocasio-Cortez says
Cybersecurity and infosec are constantly evolving. Today, organizations are doing everything in their power to harden their defenses, protect their internal networks, and secure data from increasing internal and external threats. The need to be ahead o… Continue reading Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2020
Fight for the Future is building on its success in pressuring concert promoters to back off of plans to use the technology at festivals. Continue reading College students call for ban on facial recognition on campus