#identity-detection

#identity-detection

A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void.

"That requires a bunch of people to go take things that folks here are figuring out and [explain them] to the rest of the world," said Jeffrey Ladish, emphasizing the need for effective communication about AI risks.

A search for 'Guo Wei' in ORCID returned 616 profiles, none affiliated with the Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, highlighting the difficulty in verifying academic identities.

The findings of an independent review criticized recent mistaken releases as 'simply one symptom of a broken system.' The review was commissioned after Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly freed from an Essex prison in October 2025.

Panasonic's new QR code system allows workers to present codes for entry instead of undergoing facial recognition scans, which had become a bottleneck in access control.

If you take mobile security seriously (and you should), then you might want to consider file encryption. This is all about encrypting files that you can either leave on your device and view when needed or share with others, knowing they can be viewed only by the recipient.

The global Tinder expansion is one of the biggest tests yet for World, and the company's bet that everyday consumers will be willing to sign up for biometric verification services to use internet applications.

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.

There are people on the Internet who want to know all about you! Unfortunately, they don't have the best of intentions, but Google has some handy tools to address that, and they've gotten an upgrade today. The "Results About You" tool can now detect and remove more of your personal information. Plus, the tool for removing non-consensual explicit imagery (NCEI) is faster to use. All you have to do is tell Google your personal details first-that seems safe, right?