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US SOF seeks to understand how social media biometrics can be weaponized
The US Special Operations Command is studying opportunities to obtain, analyze, and utilize information that’s voluntarily disseminated in the public domain for both defensive and offensive purposes which could lead to new and potentially controversial operations intelligence collection requirements ... Read the whole story here.

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Biometric privacy law proposal to be revived in Florida as states press ahead
A bill to impose privacy rules on corporate biometric systems, including a private right of action against companies that violate...
 
US SOF seeks to understand how social media biometrics can be weaponized
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is studying opportunities to obtain, analyze, and utilize information that’s voluntarily disseminated in the...
Smart glass concept recognizes images on its own with analog computing
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a “smart glass” concept that can recognize images without a power source,...
 
DHS to store tens of thousands of refugee biometric records from UNHCR
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) began sharing records including fingerprints, iris scans, and facial biometrics of refugees...
New FaceFirst biometric platform version boosts performance and eases deployment
FaceFirst has launched a new version of its biometric enterprise computer vision platform with improved face detection performance in challenging...
 
India to use Aadhaar biometrics to eliminate middlemen from farmer payments
The government of India is planning to leverage Aadhaar biometrics in a reformed food procurement system to deliver benefits to...
SITA and Malaysia Airports to collaborate on digital airport initiative
Malaysia Airports and SITA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore joint opportunities and collaborative innovation for Malaysia...
 
Next Biometrics reports earnings gains and optimism over new fingerprint sensor deals
Next Biometrics has reported revenue of NOK 30.1 million (US$3.37 million) in the second quarter, up 18 percent from the...
London and Atlanta join Chinese cities among those with most public surveillance cameras
The cities with the most surveillance cameras in the word per capita are all in China, except for London and...
 
FIDO2 makes the Internet more secure, but not everyone is convinced
This is a guest post by Aman Khanna, VP of Products at ThumbSignIn With the continued rise of data breaches,...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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