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Facial Recognition Company Clearview AI Seeks Gov’t Deals Despite Regulatory Woes
Facial Recognition Company Clearview AI Seeks Gov’t Deals Despite Regulatory Woes
February 23, 2022  |  Biometrics

The CEO of Clearview AI, the New York-based facial recognition company, has told Reuters that his goal this year is to ink deals with the...

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SIM Swap Fraud Spotlights Biometrics, Behavioral Analytics as Defense
SIM Swap Fraud Spotlights Biometrics, Behavioral Analytics as Defense
February 21, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The mobile phone, increasingly, is becoming the means through which criminals are impersonating unwitting victims, and stealing from them. The FBI said earlier this month...

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Homeland Security Privacy Chief Urges More Ways to Protect Data
Homeland Security Privacy Chief Urges More Ways to Protect Data
February 18, 2022  |  Safety and Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief privacy officer is calling for stricter rules to protect consumer data. Lynn Parker Dupree, who was appointed to...

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Advisor: California Should Pause and Consider Its Use of ID.me
Advisor: California Should Pause and Consider Its Use of ID.me
February 16, 2022  |  Identity

California should pause and carefully consider its contract with identity-verification firm ID.me in the wake of privacy concerns about the company’s software, a non-partisan state...

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Meta’s Facial Recognition Lawsuit May Intensify Privacy Law Discussion 
Meta’s Facial Recognition Lawsuit May Intensify Privacy Law Discussion 
February 16, 2022  |  Meta

There was a time when online platforms “moved fast, broke rules,” and were rewarded with massive consumer (and financial) growth while encountering limited regulatory pushback,...

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Texas AG: Facebook Facial Recognition Violated State Law
Texas AG: Facebook Facial Recognition Violated State Law
February 14, 2022  |  Biometrics

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton on Monday (Feb. 14) filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, saying the company’s now-discontinued use of facial...

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Had It With Passwords? Two-Thirds of Consumers Are Done With Antiquated Authentication
Had It With Passwords? Two-Thirds of Consumers Are Done With Antiquated Authentication
February 14, 2022  |  Authentication

The increased global penetra­tion of mobile devices has transformed how consumers transact with their preferred financial institutions (FIs), merchants and service providers. As consumers’ lives...

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Biometrics Firm Drops Facial Scan Proviso From ID Verification Software
Biometrics Firm Drops Facial Scan Proviso From ID Verification Software
February 09, 2022  |  Biometrics

Biometrics firm ID.me is dropping the facial recognition component of its identity verification software used by a host of states and federal agencies. As The...

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Behavioral Analytics Takes Center Stage When Fighting Synthetic ID Fraud
Behavioral Analytics Takes Center Stage When Fighting Synthetic ID Fraud
February 09, 2022  |  Authentication

Fraudsters are growing bolder in their tactics and targets, and fraud prevention experts struggle to keep up. Banks, for example, saw their average monthly volume...

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