Topic: biometric databases

  • ICE Deploys Facial Recognition on Officers' Phones

    ICE Deploys Facial Recognition on Officers' Phones

    ICE's use of facial recognition via the Mobile Fortify app on smartphones raises privacy and civil liberties concerns, with critics warning of potential wrongful arrests and invasive surveillance. Civil rights advocates highlight the unreliability of facial recognition, citing past misidentif...

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  • The Hidden Flaw in Your Password Manager

    The Hidden Flaw in Your Password Manager

    A study reveals critical flaws in the "zero knowledge" encryption of major cloud-based password managers like Bitwarden and LastPass, potentially allowing attackers to access or modify vaults, especially when features like password recovery are enabled. The US State Department has revived "freedo...

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