Tag: Biometric Data
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REAL ID Enforcement in Effect — What Does This Mean for Biometric Data Security?
As of May 7, 2025, anyone over the age of 18 that plans to visit certain federal facilities or fly domestically will need to present a REAL …
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Major Biometric Data Farming Operation Uncovered
Security researchers have urged customer-facing businesses to improve their verification checks after discovering a large-scale identity …
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Meta paid a $1.4 Billion Settlement for the Unauthorized Capture of Personal Biometric Data
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly known as Facebook) over the …
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Data Leak Exposes 500GB of Indian Police, Military Biometric Data
A massive data leak during the elections in India exposed the biometric information of millions. An unsecured database containing …
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Portugal Forces Sam Altman’s Worldcoin to Stop Collecting Biometric Data
Portugal’s data regulator has ordered Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data from its citizens for 90 days. The Portuguese National …
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X to Collect Biometric Data For Premium Users to Add Verification Layer
The social network formerly known as Twitter, X, has released its latest data-gathering policy announcement. This includes collecting user …
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Biometric Data Offers Added Security — But Don’t Lose Sight of These Important Risks
Pattie Dillon remembers a story from her time as a consultant before becoming product manager of antifraud solutions at SpyCloud. At that …
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TikTok Quietly Updated Its Privacy Policy to Collect Users’ Biometric Data
Popular short-form video-sharing service TikTok quietly revised its privacy policy in the U.S., allowing it to automatically collect …
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Biometric Data Collection Demands Scrutiny of Privacy Law
Security is growing more reliant on our biometric data for authentication and national security purposes. Consumers are willing to hand …
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Researchers Uncover Novel Way to De-anonymize Device IDs to Users’ Biometrics
Researchers have uncovered a potential means to profile and track online users using a novel approach that combines device identifiers with …
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ICO Calls Out HMRC for Illegal Biometric Data Collection
The HMRC has been handed an enforcement notice by the UK’s privacy watchdog after contravening the GDPR over collection of biometric data …
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LPG Gas Company Leaked Details, Aadhaar Numbers of 6.7 Million Indian Customers
Why would someone bother to hack a so-called “ultra-secure encrypted database that is being protected behind 13 feet high and 5 feet thick …
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