By MassPrivateI For years, the tobacco industry has denied vaping causes cancer. Similarly, the biometrics industry,…
Tag: Biometrics
Police Are Using Drones To Monitor The Homeless And Check People’s Temperatures
By MassPrivateI All across the country, law enforcement is using the pandemic as an excuse to…
New York Education Department Blocks Funding for Facial Recognition Technology
By Michael Maharrey ALBANY, N.Y. (April 29, 2020) – The New York State Education Department has…
Coronavirus and Surveillance Technology in India
By Subhashish Panigrahi Check out Global Voices’ special coverage of the global impact of COVID-19. Surveillance…
Desperate To Identify People Staying At Home, Biometric Industry Holds “Festival Of Identity” Webinar
By MassPrivateI I am constantly surprised by how far biometric corporations will go to exploit COVID-19. …
CCTV Cameras Are Being Turned Into Heartbeat Measuring Social Distancing Monsters
By MassPrivateI Facial recognition company VSBLTY announced that they are working with Photon-X to turn smart…
Facial Recognition Door Locks Exploit Our Fears
By MassPrivateI Last month, I wrote a story about biometric companies using thermal imaging to make…
Documents Reveal Feds Are Excited To Create A Mass A.I. Surveillance Network
By MassPrivateI A FOIA request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center revealed how excited the National…
Silver Linings: Real ID Act Delayed Again
By Michael Boldin First passed in 2005, with an implementation date of 2008 – another 12…
Thermal Imaging Cameras are Still Dangerous Dragnet Surveillance Cameras
By Matthew Guariglia and Cooper Quintin As governments around the world continue to seek solutions to…
World Economic Forum Ramps Up “Known Traveller Digital Identity”
By Edward Hasbrouck On March 26, 2020, the World Economic Forum published specifications and launched a…
Facial Recognition Companies Profit From COVID-19 By Adding Thermal Imaging
By MassPrivateI The biometrics industry has never been known to miss an opportunity to make a…
Next Step Mobile Surveillance: How You Walk, Your Heartbeat – How Bitcoin Combats Privacy Invasion
By Graham Smith It may sound like something from a dystopian cyberpunk movie, but payment providers…