Tag: biometric technology

  • Hacker News: German watchdog orders Sam Altman’s biometric ID project World to delete data

    Source URL: https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/12/19/german-watchdog-orders-sam-altmans-biometric-id-project-world-to-delete-data Source: Hacker News Title: German watchdog orders Sam Altman’s biometric ID project World to delete data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the privacy challenges and regulatory compliance issues surrounding World, a biometrics identification project co-founded by Sam Altman of OpenAI. It highlights the recent bans…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion for 1B Users

    Source URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/13/microsoft-confirms-password-deletion-for-1-billion-users-attacks-up-200/ Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion for 1B Users Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is pushing for the adoption of passkeys as a secure alternative to passwords, citing a rise in password-related attacks. The company highlights the strong security benefits of passkeys, which are resistant…

  • AlgorithmWatch: Show Your Face and AI Knows Who You Are

    Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/biometric-surveillance-explained/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Show Your Face and AI Knows Who You Are Feedly Summary: Biometric recognition technologies can identify and monitor people. They are supposed to provide more security but they put fundamental rights at risk, discriminate, and can even pave the way to mass surveillance. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:**…

  • Slashdot: Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Rebrands As ‘World,’ Unveils Next Generation Orb

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/10/18/0057206/sam-altmans-worldcoin-rebrands-as-world-unveils-next-generation-orb Source: Slashdot Title: Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Rebrands As ‘World,’ Unveils Next Generation Orb Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text focuses on “World,” a blockchain-based identity verification company that recently unveiled advancements in biometric technology, including new hardware and software designed to combat identity fraud and deepfakes. Its innovations…