Tag Archives: Identification

Failures in Face Recognition

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Interesting article on people with nonstandard faces and how facial recognition systems fail for them.

Some of those living with facial differences tell WIRED they have undergone multiple surgeries and experienced stigma for their entire lives, which is now being echoed by the technology they are forced to interact with. They say they haven’t been able to access public services due to facial verification services failing, while others have struggled to access financial services. Social media filters and face-unlocking systems on phones often won’t work, they say…

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help understanding server identity fingerprint [hashing vs encryption process & terminology]

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I use NICE-DCV and using this as a realistic example to ask my question – upon connecting to a session on the server which is RHEL-8 from a client win11 pc, the client pc gets this security popup {I grabbed this from online in order to eas… Continue reading help understanding server identity fingerprint [hashing vs encryption process & terminology]→

How the Solid Protocol Restores Digital Agency

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The current state of digital identity is a mess. Your personal information is scattered across hundreds of locations: social media companies, IoT companies, government agencies, websites you have accounts on, and data brokers you’ve never heard of. These entities collect, store, and trade your data, often without your knowledge or consent. It’s both redundant and inconsistent. You have hundreds, maybe thousands, of fragmented digital profiles that often contain contradictory or logically impossible information. Each serves its own purpose, yet there is no central override and control to serve you—as the identity owner…

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AI head-cameras trained to spot and prevent mistakes in medication

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It would be an understatement to say that things can get pretty hectic in a hospital emergency room … enough so that staff occasionally administer the wrong medication. Soon, however, AI-enabled wearable cameras could help keep that from happening.Cont… Continue reading AI head-cameras trained to spot and prevent mistakes in medication→

Gauze from first aid kits can be used to ID human-attacking sharks

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In the event of a shark attack, it’s very important to determine which shark species was responsible, so authorities can take the appropriate measures. A new study indicates that readily available medical gauze can be used by first responders to obtain… Continue reading Gauze from first aid kits can be used to ID human-attacking sharks→