Don’t smile for surveillance: Why airport face scans are a privacy trap

The expanded biometric security program is worrying privacy advocates. Face scans will be require.....»»

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U.S. citizens have the right to opt out of the growing use of face scans at the airport......»»

U.S. citizens have the right to opt out of the growing use of face scans at the airport......»»

U.S. citizens have the right to opt out of the growing use of face scans at the airport......»»

Facial-recognition technology enables governments and pr.....»»

The unique features of your face can allow you to unlock your new iPhone, access your bank account or even "smile to pay" for some goods and services......»»

It's now routine for Big Tech to face shareholder proposals calling for actions around issues like government censorship, surveillance and workforce diversity. But when founders retain so much voting power, what's the point of asking?.....»»

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Stanford Scientist Can Tell If You're A Liberal Just By Looking At Your Face Since the beginning of the 21st century, the surveillance state has utilized technology derived from Silicon Valley, such as facial reco.....»»

Countries including Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela are on the list. The UK is also suspending arrivals from Portugal, citing its links with Brazil. Passengers in face masks at London Heathrow Airport. Joseph Okpako/Getty The U.....»»

European countries are cracking down on travel from the UK after a surges of cases and a new, potentially more contagious strain of COVID-19 was discovered. FILE: A Eurowings aircraft lands near Stuttgart Airport in Stuttgart Germany in Septe.....»»

This is what flying during the pandemic looks like: Las Vegas airport adds PPE vending machines.....»»

As temperature checks and face masks become the new normal for airports around the world, Dubai Airport CEO Paul Griffiths warns that the new distancing measures may have a long-lasting impact on air travel -- and potentially even its prices......»»

Temperature screening and face masks will become common sights at airports to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus but physical distancing could make flying more expensive, the head of Dubai airport said. .....»»

Ted S. Warren/AP Face masks are being touted as a way to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus around the world, when physical distancing isn't possible. But surgical masks were never really designed to catch or trap viruses,.....»»

Documents Reveal Feds Are Excited To Create A Mass Surveillance Network Via MassPrivateI blog, A FOIA request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center revealed how excited the National Security Commission on Art.....»»

A federal appeals court on Thursday revived nationwide litigation accusing Facebook Inc of violating users' privacy rights by tracking their internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website......»»

A blockchain startup working in Honduras may show world governments how to limit surveillance overreach while still fighting the deadly coronavirus......»»

Colleges are racing to sign deals with “online proctor” companies that watch students through their webcams while they take exams. But education advocates say the surveillance software forces students to choose between privacy and their grades......»»