Collaborate Disseminate
This is a good interview with Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering about FaceID. Honestly, I don’t know what to think. I am confident that Apple is not collecting a photo database, but not optimistic that it can’t be hacked with fake faces. I dislike the fact that the police can point the phone at someone and have it automatically unlock…. Continue reading Apple’s FaceID
We have no idea how bad this really is: On 30 August, an international team of researchers informed the Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) of a vulnerability potentially affecting the digital use of Estonian ID cards. The possible vulnerabilit… Continue reading Security Flaw in Estonian National ID Card
We have no idea how bad this really is: On 30 August, an international team of researchers informed the Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) of a vulnerability potentially affecting the digital use of Estonian ID cards. The possible vulnerability affects a total of almost 750,000 ID-cards issued starting from October 2014, including cards issued to e-residents. The ID-cards issued before… Continue reading Security Flaw in Estonian National ID Card
We are developing an website which serves end users of many organizations
(banks , municipalities etc).
We have already setup meetings with the banks and they’ve agreed to work with us.
Ok so let’s say that a user user1 of… Continue reading How can we show our end-users that we are trusted by a bank?
We are developing an website which serves end users of many organizations
(banks , municipalities etc).
We have already setup meetings with the banks and they’ve agreed to work with us.
Ok so let’s say that a user user1 of… Continue reading How can we show our end-users that we are trusted by a bank?
Approximately two months ago, my son’s Facebook account was disabled for using a fake name. He made a fake account and was trolling various people/political sites and their comments sections.
I was under the impression that … Continue reading Did Facebook blacklist my son? [on hold]
I am German and about to renew my ID card.
Since around 2010, the new ID cards contain an electronic chip that can be used for e.g. online authentication. If I understood the documentation correctly, it is some kind of NFC … Continue reading Security implications of owning a German electronic ID card
Photographs for identification purposes have strict requirements. Lighting, expression, and framing are all controlled to enable authorities to quickly and effectively use them to identify individuals reliably. But what if you created an entirely fake photograph from scratch? That’s exactly what [Raphael Fabre] set out to do.
With today’s 3D modelling tools, human faces can be created in extreme detail. Using these, [Raphael] set out to create a 3D model of himself, which was then used to render images simulating a passport photograph. Not content to end the project there, [Raphael] put his digital doppelgänger to the test – applying …read more
According to court documents, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using Stingray cell-site simulators to track illegal immigrants…. Continue reading ICE is Using Stingray to Track Illegal Immigrants
According to court documents, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using Stingray cell-site simulators to track illegal immigrants…. Continue reading ICE is Using Stingray to Track Illegal Immigrants
