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Senator Al Franken Is Worried About Security, Privacy With Face ID
Apple // September 15, 2017

Apple’s new FaceID technology embedded in the iPhone X may have elicited a lot of oohs and ahhs from the tech crowd, but at least one lawmaker is concerned about the technology’s implications. In a letter to Apple chief executive Tim Cook, Senator Al Franken...

Senator Asks Uber To Clarify, Change Location Data Options
Ridesharing // December 22, 2016

U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) recently wrote an open letter to Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber, requesting additional transparency around the ridesharing company’s changes to its user location data collection policy. The letter is reportedly a direct response to an app update in November that...

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Ant Financial Offers Face Scan Service For Package Pickup In China

September 15, 2017
Ant Financial Services Group, the financial affiliate of Alibaba Group, announced news that its customers can now use facial recognition technology to scan, unlock and pick up packages at select smart courier cabinets in Shanghai. According to China News Network, China recently launched new policies mandating senders to use real IDs when sending packages, causing […]

Senator Al Franken Is Worried About Security, Privacy With Face ID

September 15, 2017
Apple’s new FaceID technology embedded in the iPhone X may have elicited a lot of oohs and ahhs from the tech crowd, but at least one lawmaker is concerned about...

Senator Asks Uber To Clarify, Change Location Data Options

December 22, 2016
U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) recently wrote an open letter to Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber, requesting additional transparency around the ridesharing company’s changes to its user location data collection...