Alex Jimenez · @AlexJimenez
362 followers · 3247 posts · Server mas.to
IndiaNewsWatch · @indianewswatch
315 followers · 2288 posts · Server kolektiva.social
Marcel SIneM(S)US · @simsus
223 followers · 5571 posts · Server social.tchncs.de
Mikal with a k · @Mikal
678 followers · 2608 posts · Server sfba.social

Reminder: at the airport security TSA initial ID check, you can opt out of having your face scanned. Just say "I'm opting out."

One time they made up some reason to have me stand aside for a few minutes, but so far it's been a non-issue.

(Standard disclaimer: I'm a middle aged white guy, so YMMV.)

#tsa #security #privacy #biometrics

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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
12 followers · 19361 posts · Server dromedary.seedoubleyou.me

EFFDeeplinks: Montana’s New Genetic Privacy Law Caps Off Ten Years of Innovative State Privacy Protections eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/mont

#geneticinformationprivacy #biometrics

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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
12 followers · 19250 posts · Server dromedary.seedoubleyou.me
Táta Geek · @tatageek
152 followers · 56 posts · Server witter.cz
📡(RTP) Privacy & Tech Tips · @RTP
3691 followers · 5068 posts · Server fosstodon.org
Marcel SIneM(S)US · @simsus
219 followers · 5495 posts · Server social.tchncs.de
Miguel Afonso Caetano · @remixtures
728 followers · 2828 posts · Server tldr.nettime.org

: "Senior officials at the Home Office secretly lobbied the UK’s independent privacy regulator to act “favourably” towards a private firm keen to roll out controversial facial recognition technology across the country, according to internal government emails seen by the Observer.

Correspondence reveals that the Home Office wrote to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) warning that policing minister, Chris Philp, would “write to your commissioner” if the regulator’s investigation into Facewatch – whose facial recognition cameras have provoked huge opposition after being installed in shops – was not positive towards the firm.

An official from the Home Office’s data and identity directorate warned the ICO: “If you are about to do something imminently in Facewatch’s favour then I should be able to head that off [Philp’s intervention], otherwise we will just have to let it take its course.”

The apparent threat came two days after a closed-door meeting on 8 March between Philp, senior Home Office officials and Facewatch."

theguardian.com/technology/202

#uk #facialrecognition #policestate #facewatch #biometrics #privacy #surveillance

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wynlim · @wynlim
489 followers · 817 posts · Server kopiti.am

this post would probably be boring to most people – I documented my biometrics pre, during and post covid. also wrote about orthostatic stress, and why the capacity to cope with it is important for covid/exercise recovery: winnielim.org/journal/biometri

#writing #blogging #covid #biometrics

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Miguel Afonso Caetano · @remixtures
727 followers · 2826 posts · Server tldr.nettime.org

: "X’s recently updated privacy policy informed its users it would now collect biometric data as well as users’ job and education history, Bloomberg spotted earlier this week. But it appears that’s not the only thing that X plans to do with user data. According to an update to another section of the policy, the company additionally plans to use the information it collects and other publicly available information to help train its machine learning and AI models, it says.

The change was noticed by Alex Ivanovs of Stackdiary, who has a history of finding notable updates in the terms of service of tech companies, having previously found AI-related updates in Brave and Zoom. His post is now trending on Y Combinator’s discussion forum Hacker News."

techcrunch.com/2023/09/01/xs-p

#socialmedia #twitter #ai #ml #biometrics #dataprotection

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Andrew Leahey · @andrew
3474 followers · 7821 posts · Server esq.social

Thurs 8/31 - X Wants Your Eyes, Trump Can't Get Insurer to Pay For Pollution, 3M Litigation Investors Unmasked, Rejected Law School Applicants Find New Path and Giuliani Defamed GA Election Workers

to collect lots of user data including , ’s hotel can’t pawn off pollution bill, litigation investors unmasked, rejected applicants revisited and accepted to law school and is liable.

@law

minimumcomp.com/p/thurs-831-x-

#x #biometrics #trump #chicago #3m #giuliani #lawfedi

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Lydia Conwell :mastodon: · @lydiaconwell
849 followers · 8100 posts · Server mas.to

wants your or something.

Twitter users: Stop telling us to quit Twitter you asshole! We need it for our patreons!

#biometrics #Twitter

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Old White Dude · @Breedlov
72 followers · 916 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org

engadget.com/x-sets-its-sights “We will make sure that the X competitor to LinkedIn is cool."

I'm interested to know how many of you with hiring responsibility consider how cool someone’s resume is. It also seems to me that I would not want X collecting biometric information about me for any purpose.

#x #hiring #linkedin #biometrics

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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
10 followers · 17855 posts · Server dromedary.seedoubleyou.me
Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
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Emi Tanaka :blobcatverified: · @emitanaka
572 followers · 80 posts · Server fosstodon.org

The registration to my favorite conference closes tomorrow. Come join us!

📅 27/11 - 1/12
📍 New Zealand

biometricsboi.nz/index.php

#biometrics #statistics

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Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
9 followers · 16836 posts · Server dromedary.seedoubleyou.me