The New Oil<p>Sam Altman’s eye-scanning ID project launches in U.S. with six locations</p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/sam-altman-eye-scanning-id.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/04/30/sam-altman</span><span class="invisible">-eye-scanning-id.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Worldcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldcoin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>
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TEDIC<p>Not with my face: The Paraguayan State deploys facial recognition without transparency or oversight</p><p>In Paraguay, the use of biometric surveillance technologies is expanding without public knowledge, debate, or legal frameworks to ensure the protection of our fundamental rights. Facial recognition cameras are already in</p><p><a href="https://www.tedic.org/en/not-with-my-face-the-paraguayan-state-deploys-facial-recognition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tedic.org/en/not-with-my-face-</span><span class="invisible">the-paraguayan-state-deploys-facial-recognition/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SensitiveData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SensitiveData</span></a></p>
Sean O'Brien<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@evangreer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>evangreer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.fightforthefuture.org/about/more?instance_actor=true" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fightforthefuture.org</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bsky.app</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.librem.one/@guardianproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>guardianproject</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.archive.org/@internetarchive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>internetarchive</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> <br>🔒 Your first line of defense is still basic digital hygiene:</p><p>- Lock phones w/ a strong passphrase, *not* <a href="https://privacysafe.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a><br>- Turn off fingerprint/face unlock: biometric unlocking can be compelled<br>- Don’t bring devices that hold all your stuff. Practice app and device compartmentalization</p>
Preston Maness ☭<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@remixtures" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>remixtures</span></a></span> </p><p>>Various AI-powered software programs were purchased under the governor’s border disaster declaration or in response to Abbott’s executive orders to prevent mass attacks, agency records show.</p><p>The defense sector is all a big grift.</p><p>>Several AI companies, including those that sell tech to DPS, have registered lobbyists in Texas this session, according to state records, including Clearview AI, Flock Safety, and LEO Technologies, which sells the Verus surveillance software. One company also has connections to state law enforcement in Texas: Skylor Hearn, a former DPS deputy director, was a registered lobbyist for Clearview AI in 2020 and 2021 and joined the company as its government affairs director in 2022. During his tenure at the firm, he testified in other states against banning or limiting police use of facial recognition tech. This session, Clearview AI has three registered lobbyists in Texas. </p><p>The revolving door keeps revolving.</p><p>>The Republican lawmaker cautioned that, while he would not necessarily call the agency’s capabilities a “dragnet,” he had concerns about protecting Texans’ privacy: “It does come into question whether we are creating a wide area of study of people who have not committed a crime and trying to use that for law enforcement purposes.”</p><p>"That's not bullshit. It's repurposed bovine waste."</p><p>>Meanwhile, Senator Parker’s bill, SB 1964, would require Texas agencies to more thoroughly report on how they use AI and what risks of “unlawful harm” these systems have. Under the bill, state agencies would be required to create impact assessments of any AI-powered tools they deploy—though the reports would be considered confidential and exempt from the Texas Public Information Act. </p><p>Intelligence for me but not for thee.</p><p>>“People want to make sure that the government isn’t just surveilling people who aren’t doing anything wrong just because they can. ..."</p><p>Completely missing the point. The government *defines* what "doing anything wrong" *is*. "Only going after bad guys" is tautological nonsense in this context.</p><p>>Shah, the attorney from Just Futures Law, said the dangers of surveillance technologies are easily overlooked because they are not viewed as inherently or imminently violent.<br>><br>>“It’s just that it’s creating the infrastructure in which you can be harmed,” Shah said. Plus, she added, many surveillance tools were originally designed for warfare, or by former military intelligence personnel, and should be viewed through that lens and not as the “soft side” of policing, which is how some AI companies market the tools. <br>><br>>“These are wartime technologies that are now in the hands of local cops,” she said. “We should be really worried.”</p><p>At least one person quoted in the article understands the problem. Talk about burying the lede, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> :P</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/TexasObserver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasObserver</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DragnetSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DragnetSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DPS</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ALPRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPRs</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ANPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANPR</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/ANPRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANPRs</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/LicensePlateReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LicensePlateReaders</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Over the past several years, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has quietly built out an expansive surveillance apparatus—one that’s increasingly powered by artificial intelligence. Many of these technology acquisitions have been made under the auspices of Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, an $11 billion program that has supercharged the state’s decades-long border militarization. </p><p>The powerful and well-funded state police agency has not just expanded its existing surveillance capabilities, which include a fleet of spy planes, unmanned drones, and a network of wildlife game cameras that are deployed all across the borderlands of Texas, but it also is increasingly using AI-powered software to perform intelligence gathering. </p><p>DPS records obtained and reviewed by the Texas Observer in recent months shed new light on the scope of the state police’s surveillance toolbox. The agency has spent millions acquiring an array of powerful—and controversial—artificial intelligence software tools that can mine billions of images to provide facial recognition, track vehicle locations from automatic license plate readers, monitor phone conversations of inmates in Texas prisons and jails, break into and search for data evidence from seized cell phones and computers, and even track cell phones without a warrant."</p><p><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/texas-dps-su</span><span class="invisible">rveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/LicensePlateReaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LicensePlateReaders</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"It’s a dangerous time for protest rights in the UK. The government has introduced a bill that would make it a criminal offence to conceal your identity at a protest.</p><p>The crime and policing bill establishes an offence if a person conceals their identity within a specifically designated area in England or Wales. That is, an area where the police believe that a protest is taking place, or is likely to take place, and that involves, or might involve, the “commission of offences” (people breaking the law).</p><p>These powers are preemptive and vague – how is the “likelihood” of a protest or offences determined? What specific “offences” does the bill refer to? What safeguards exist? Ultimately, the bill does not appear to place any real limits on the degree of discretion extended to the police.</p><p>The passage of this bill would have significant implications for the right to anonymity in public places. It is unparalleled among liberal democratic states, bringing UK practice into line with Russia, Hungary and China."</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/banning-face-coverings-expanding-facial-recognition-how-the-uk-government-and-police-are-eroding-protest-rights-252976" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/banning-fa</span><span class="invisible">ce-coverings-expanding-facial-recognition-how-the-uk-government-and-police-are-eroding-protest-rights-252976</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Anonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anonymity</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"The Hungarian Parliament has significantly restricted the fundamental right to freedom of assembly in Hungary. In connection with the disproportionate and unnecessary restriction of fundamental rights, a number of important aspects can be highlighted, and great attention has also been paid to the fact that in the event of a possible violation of the prohibition of assembly, the participants will also commit a misdemeanor, for which they can be fined (a fine of up to EUR 500 can be imposed).</p><p>In the process of detecting violations and applying legal consequences, facial image analysis (facial recognition) is used to identify, even from a distance, citizens who appear at an unauthorized assembly. In this post, I focus on the use of facial recognition systems, because this is also a very important tool of restriction of the fundamental right of assembly, which is a serious restriction of the freedom of citizens, if only by the mere possibility of using the tool can discourage many people from exercising their democratic rights (presumably this was the purpose of the legislation)."</p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FreedomofAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofAssembly</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://gdpr.blog.hu/2025/04/01/the_chilling_effect_the_dark_side_of_the_use_of_facial_recognition_in_hungary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gdpr.blog.hu/2025/04/01/the_ch</span><span class="invisible">illing_effect_the_dark_side_of_the_use_of_facial_recognition_in_hungary</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/WorldClassPetty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldClassPetty</span></a> </p><p>"A concert on Monday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall was a special occasion for Frank Miller: his parents’ wedding anniversary. He didn’t end up seeing the show — and before he could even get past security, he was informed that he was in fact banned for life from the venue and all other properties owned by Madison Square Garden (MSG)."</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/637228/madison-square-garden-james-dolan-facial-recognition-fan-ban" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/637228/madis</span><span class="invisible">on-square-garden-james-dolan-facial-recognition-fan-ban</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Madison Square Garden’s <a href="https://mas.to/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> system banned this fan over his T-shirt design | The Verge<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/msg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msg</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/facialrecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facialrecognition</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/637228/madison-square-garden-james-dolan-facial-recognition-fan-ban" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/637228/madis</span><span class="invisible">on-square-garden-james-dolan-facial-recognition-fan-ban</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>UK's first permanent facial recognition <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cameras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cameras</span></a> installed • The Register<br> <br>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MetropolitanPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetropolitanPolice</span></a> has confirmed its first permanent installation of live facial recognition ( <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LFR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LFR</span></a> ) cameras is coming this summer and the lucky location will be the South <a href="https://mas.to/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> suburb of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Croydon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Croydon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/facialrecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facialrecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/27/uk_facial_recognition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/03/27/uk_</span><span class="invisible">facial_recognition/</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Trustly to Pilot Biometric Solution in Finland Before Rollout <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/865971/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/865971/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authentication</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BiometricAuthentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiometricAuthentication</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DigitalTransformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalTransformation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EMEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EMEA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IdentityVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityVerification</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PayByBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayByBank</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PYMNTSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PYMNTSNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Trustly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trustly</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrustlyID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrustlyID</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/What" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>What</span></a>'sHot</p>
Jon PENNYCOOK<p>'China says facial recognition should not be forced on individuals'</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/china-says-facial-recognition-should-not-be-forced-individuals-2025-03-21/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/technology/china-s</span><span class="invisible">ays-facial-recognition-should-not-be-forced-individuals-2025-03-21/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a></p>
George Ellenburg (he/him/his)<p>Missing from those regulations? The outlawing of <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/FacialRecognition" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FacialRecognition</a> by <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/CCP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CCP</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/surveillance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/cameras" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cameras</a>. <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/China" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/privacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/security" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/biometrics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biometrics</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/23/asia_tech_news_in_brief" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/23/asia_tech_news_in_brief</a></p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p>Based on a convo I had with my dear old moms this morning, I want to once again remind people of the danger of a private company possessing your biometric data.</p><p>Back when human genome sequencing was new & fun, a bunch of companies popped up offering folks medical or genealogy benefits from spitting in a test tube and sending your DNA off for sequencing. My mom did this and found out all kinds of fun & interesting facts about her genetic lineage and potential health risks.</p><p>Now, as we’ve grown older and wiser it’s becoming apparent why this was a Very Bad Idea™️. </p><p>The most high-profile example at the moment is the company ‘23 & Me’, which sold people this service but now teeters on the verge of bankruptcy; when the company is liquidated, so to will be all that genetic data that people have voluntarily submitted. In the wrong hands this information could be used in a variety of evil ways.</p><p>As I explained this to dear old mom, she wasn’t initially too worried as—as she said—she’s old, what is the harm in some company having her data? Once I explained that her DNA doesn’t just belong to her, but also to her entire genetic lineage, and that me and my brother share 50%, and our kids each 25%, the light started to come on. When I asked her to imagine, as an example, what the Nazis might have done with such information should they have had access to the technology, she got it.</p><p>As we’re learning rapidly, in real time, what bad people can do with access to our information <em>I can’t stress enough</em> how risky it is to give people our biometric data. A password can be changed; your fingerprints, DNA or other biometric data cannot.</p><p>So anyway, here’s a link to an article explaining how to delete one’s data from 23 & Me. There’s no guarantee that the company will actually delete those records, but the fact that you made the request (and kept the records of such!) means there might be <em>some</em> chance of holding someone accountable should it be used for evil.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/23andMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>23andMe</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Geneogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geneogy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazis</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2024/10/15/how-to-permanently-delete-your-dna-data-from-23andme/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/20</span><span class="invisible">24/10/15/how-to-permanently-delete-your-dna-data-from-23andme/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hungary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungary</span></a> bans <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pride</span></a> events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders | Hungary | The Guardian </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmnestyInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmnestyInternational</span></a> describes legislation as ‘full-frontal attack’ on country’s LGBTQ+ population<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/lgbtq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lgbtq</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/facialrecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facialrecognition</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/18/hungary-bans-pride-events-and-plans-to-use-facial-recognition-to-target-attenders" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/mar</span><span class="invisible">/18/hungary-bans-pride-events-and-plans-to-use-facial-recognition-to-target-attenders</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"New documents obtained by 404 Media reveal that Clearview AI spent nearly a million dollars in a bid to purchase “690 million arrest records and 390 million arrest photos” from all 50 states from an intelligence firm. The contract further describes the records as including current and former home addresses, dates of birth, arrest photos, social security and cell phone numbers, and email addresses. Clearview attempted to purchase this data from Investigative Consultant, Inc. (ICI) which billed itself as an intelligence company with access to tens of thousands of databases and the ability to create unique data streams for its clients. The contract was signed in mid-2019, at a time when Clearview AI was quietly collecting billions of photos off the internet and was relatively unknown at the time. </p><p>Ultimately, the entire deal fell apart after Clearview and ICI clashed about the utility of the data with each company filing breach of contract claims. The dispute ultimately went into arbitration where it is common for disputes to be settled privately. The arbiter ultimately sided with Clearview AI in 2024 and ordered ICI to return the contract money. To date, ICI has not paid Clearview, with the company now seeking a court order to enforce the arbiter’s ruling."</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/facial-recognition-company-clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/facial-recognition</span><span class="invisible">-company-clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Clearview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clearview</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HotTake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HotTake</span></a>: Every <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>human</span></a> should be entitled by international <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> to free, <em>unseizeable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ID</span></a> documents</em> in the form of a travel <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passport</span></a> to evidence their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a> and have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreedomOfMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfMovement</span></a> as well as a chance to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/flee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flee</span></a>.</p><ul><li>It should also be illegal to demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fingerprints</span></a> which are <a href="https://ftp.ccc.de/documentation/Fingerabdruck_Hack/fingerabdruck.mpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trivial to forge</a> anyway!</li></ul><p><em>Why?</em></p><ul><li>Because in <a href="https://mastodon.social/@trans_rescue/113916468691024451" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">past</a> and in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ryanc/114174510026607925" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">present</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/@GrayGooGirl/114172147998477265" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">day</a> denying the issue and/or confiscation of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/passports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passports</span></a> has been used and <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-02090/p-16" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">abused</a> <em>solely</em> to commit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/democide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democide</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hatecrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hatecrime</span></a> both <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/opposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opposition</span></a> groups and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/minorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minorities</span></a>.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToPassport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToPassport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreedomOfMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfMovement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NonbinaryRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonbinaryRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refugees</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RefugeesWelcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RefugeesWelcome</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU14168" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU14168</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PersoOhneFinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersoOhneFinger</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PassOhneFinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassOhneFinger</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FreedomOfTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfTravel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SansPapier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SansPapier</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/undocumented" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>undocumented</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RightToIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToIdentity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Statelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Statelessness</span></a></p>
Jenny<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@theprivacyfoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theprivacyfoundation</span></a></span> Promoting to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/resistancerallies" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>resistancerallies</span></a></span> </p><p>Be safe if you’re protesting. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bluetooth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bluetooth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a></p>
Marcel SIneM(S)US<p>Biometrische Kontrolle: Ein- und Ausreisesystem der EU soll schrittweise starten | heise online <a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Biometrische-Kontrolle-Ein-und-Ausreisesystem-der-EU-soll-schrittweise-starten-10309153.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Biometrische-Kon</span><span class="invisible">trolle-Ein-und-Ausreisesystem-der-EU-soll-schrittweise-starten-10309153.html</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/BorderControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorderControl</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Biometrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrie</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Gesichtserkennung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gesichtserkennung</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FacialRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FacialRecognition</span></a></p>
NDTV<p>Exiting Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday called for remote voting mechanisms for NRIs and migrant workers, biometric authentication to cast votes, and non-disclosure of votes (to guard against post-poll violence) for each candidate.<br><a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/RemoteVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RemoteVoting</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/NRIs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRIs</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biometrics</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/OutgoingPollPanelChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OutgoingPollPanelChief</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastIndia</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonIndians</span></a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonindians</span></a></span><br><a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajiv-kumar-chief-election-commissioner-voting-for-nris-biometrics-artificial-intelligence-indian-elections-7731053" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ndtv.com/india-news/rajiv-kuma</span><span class="invisible">r-chief-election-commissioner-voting-for-nris-biometrics-artificial-intelligence-indian-elections-7731053</span></a></p>
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