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Sen. Ron Wyden said the courts administrators’ lack of answers about the breach “is a major red flag about the state of the courts’ systems.”
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Sen. Ron Wyden said privacy rules aren’t being followed, putting thousands of Americans at risk of having their most sensitive data exposed.
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Data collected by tech companies could be used to prosecute abortion seekers, they warn.
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The bill tasks the Department of Commerce with creating new export rules.
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Prosecutors say Adrian Pena used Securus.
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“Google cannot allow its online advertising-focused digital infrastructure to be weaponized against women,” the lawmakers write.
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They’re urging the agency to investigate the company’s statements on its facial recognition technology.
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Lack of federal privacy protections could make abortion bans a lot more dangerous.
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Identity verification company ID.me uses a type of powerful facial recognition that searches for individuals out of mass databases of photos, CEO Blake Hall explained in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday. The post follows a news release from the company last week stating directly that: “Our 1:1 face match is comparable to taking a selfie to unlock a smartphone. ID.me does not use 1:many facial recognition, which is more complex and problematic.” Privacy advocates say that both versions of facial recognition pose a threat to consumers. In addition to numerous studies demonstrating the technology is less effective on non-White skin tones, amassing biometric data can prove a huge security risk. “Governments and companies are amassing these databases of your personal biometric information, which unlike databases, of credit cards, cannot be replaced,” explained Caitlin Seeley-George, campaign director at nonprofit Fight for the Future. “And these are databases that are highly targeted […]
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The FBI on Dec. 30 signed a deal with Clearview AI for an $18,000 subscription license to the company’s facial recognition technology. While the value of the contract might seem just a drop in the bucket for the agency’s nearly $10 billion budget, the contract was significant in that it cemented the agency’s relationship with the controversial firm. The FBI previously acknowledged using Clearview AI to the Government Accountability Office but did not specify if it had a contract with the company. The FBI didn’t respond to a request for comment, but it isn’t the only federal law enforcement agency to ramp up its procurement of privately-owned facial recognition technologies in recent months. In September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spent almost $4 million on facial recognition technology from a company called Trust Stamp, as Business Insider first reported. The same month agency purchased a contract with Clearview AI starting at […]
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