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Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
4 weeks agoAge verification isn't sage verification inside OSes
California's Digital Age Assurance Act attempts age verification for minors but is vague, incoherent, and creates liability risks without clearly defining compliance requirements or addressing practical implementation across diverse computing devices.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
4 weeks agoAge verification isn't sage verification inside OSes
California's Digital Age Assurance Act attempts age verification for minors but is vague, incoherent, and creates liability risks without clearly defining compliance requirements or addressing practical implementation across diverse computing devices.
Healthcare
fromNextgov.com
1 month agoCMS touts early uses of new biometric verification tools for Medicare.gov
CMS launched modern identity verification options (Login.gov, ID.me, CLEAR) on Medicare.gov, with 25% of users adopting them within five to six days and 60% of new accounts using these credentials.
#license-plate-readers
California
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month agoOut-of-state police access Silicon Valley license plate readers - San Jose Spotlight
Flock Safety is losing public safety contracts across Silicon Valley after enabling unauthorized data-sharing between California law enforcement and out-of-state police through automated license plate readers, violating California law.
California
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month agoOut-of-state police access Silicon Valley license plate readers - San Jose Spotlight
Flock Safety is losing public safety contracts across Silicon Valley after enabling unauthorized data-sharing between California law enforcement and out-of-state police through automated license plate readers, violating California law.
#facial-recognition-technology
EU data protection
fromPrivacy International
1 month agoPrivacy International's response to the UK Home Office consultation on facial recognition technology
Privacy International advocates for strict safeguards on law enforcement biometric and facial recognition technology use, including prohibitions on live facial recognition, operator-initiated systems, and protest surveillance.
EU data protection
fromPrivacy International
1 month agoPrivacy International's response to the UK Home Office consultation on facial recognition technology
Privacy International advocates for strict safeguards on law enforcement biometric and facial recognition technology use, including prohibitions on live facial recognition, operator-initiated systems, and protest surveillance.
#digital-id
UK politics
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month agoDigital IDs won't require sex and gender data, government confirms
The UK government's relaunched voluntary digital ID scheme will not collect sex or gender information, addressing concerns that it could out trans people.
UK politics
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month agoDigital IDs won't require sex and gender data, government confirms
The UK government's relaunched voluntary digital ID scheme will not collect sex or gender information, addressing concerns that it could out trans people.
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks agoCyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US | TechCrunch
Intoxalock spokesperson Rachael Larson confirmed that the company had been hit by a cyberattack, stating that they took steps to temporarily pause some of their systems as a precautionary measure.
Information security
Privacy technologies
fromArs Technica
3 weeks agoAfter Discord fiasco, age-check tech promises privacy by running locally. Does it work?
Age-verification systems using on-device face scans and cross-platform age keys reduce privacy risks, but widespread distrust of vendors and past data breaches undermine user confidence in these technologies.
Privacy professionals
fromFuturism
1 month agoLawmakers Consider Ban on Implanting Microchips Into Workers
Washington state proposes legislation prohibiting employers from requiring microchip implants in employees, with exceptions for medical devices, addressing privacy concerns over workplace monitoring technology.
fromTime Out New York
1 month agoNew DMV rules in NY could affect your license for 2 years
The changes, introduced as part of Governor Kathy Hochul's broader push to crack down on dangerous driving, are designed to make it easier for the state to identify repeat offenders and pull risky drivers off the road. The big headline? Points will linger longer-and you'll need fewer of them to trigger a suspension review. Under the new rules, the suspension threshold drops from 11 points to 10, meaning the margin for error just got slimmer.
US politics
Privacy professionals
fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 month agoMountain View terminates license plate camera contract - San Jose Spotlight
Mountain View City Council unanimously terminated its Flock Safety license plate camera contract after discovering unauthorized law enforcement agencies conducted over 600,000 searches of city data in violation of policy.
Information security
fromThe Mercury News
1 month agoSan Jose police rein in license-plate reader policies as surveillance-tech debate rages
San Jose Police Department is reducing automated license-plate reader data retention from one year to 30 days and restricting camera placement near houses of worship and reproductive health clinics to address privacy and immigration enforcement concerns.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months agoUK government backtracks on plans for mandatory digital ID | Computer Weekly
Starmer launched the national digital ID scheme by pitching it as a means to control undocumented immigration, through making use of a government app mandatory when employers conduct right-to-work checks. The plan brought an instant backlash from civil rights groups and privacy campaigners, as well as widespread criticism from the tech sector, where digital identity providers have been encouraged for many years to go through a rigorous compliance process to achieve accreditation on a government-approved register of digital verification services.
UK politics
Privacy professionals
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months agoDiscord users must complete face or ID scans by next month
Discord will require face or government ID age verification by the end of the month, restricting access to graphic or sensitive content for unverified users.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months agoMountain View police turn off license plate cameras after breach - San Jose Spotlight
All of Mountain View's license plate cameras are being disabled, effective immediately, Police Chief Mike Canfield announced Monday afternoon. The move comes in the wake of the police department's disclosure last week that hundreds of law enforcement agencies had accessed the sensitive data in violation of the city's policies for over a year. The cameras will remain turned off until further direction is provided by the Mountain View City Council,
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
2 months agoICE and CBP's Face-Recognition App Can't Actually Verify Who People Are
Mobile Fortify, now used by United States immigration agents in towns and cities across the US, is not designed to reliably identify people in the streets and was deployed without the scrutiny that has historically governed the rollout of technologies that impact people's privacy, according to records reviewed by WIRED. The Department of Homeland Security launched Mobile Fortify in the spring of 2025 to "determine or verify" the identities of individuals stopped or detained by DHS officers during federal operations, records show.
Privacy technologies
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