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On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (858+ words) Tourists, shoppers and office workers in a busy London street on an ordinary weekday found themselves part of a digital "identity check as live "facial recognition cameras scanned faces against a police watchlist. The operation was an example of a…...
Disneyland targeted in class-action lawsuit claiming new program is violating guests" privacy - AOL
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (300+ words) Disney has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over accusations it has quietly gathered guests" biometric data using hotly debated facial recognition technology at the gates of Disneyland. The complaint alleges Disney "does not adequately disclose their biometric collection, so…...
7-Eleven Data Breach Expose Franchise Applicants' Social Security Numbers: Shiny Hunters Published Stolen Files
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (450+ words) About 50 people across the three states were confirmed affected in the regulatory filings, though 7-Eleven has not disclosed how many franchise applicants nationwide may be impacted. "The company failed to reach an agreement with us despite our incredible patience, all…...
Disney Faces $5 M Lawsuit Over Disneyland Facial Recognition
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (1281+ words) Stand against censorship and surveillance: join Reclaim The Net. Disney is scanning the faces of 75, 000 people a day at its Anaheim theme parks and a new $5 million class action lawsuit says the company never bothered to properly tell them. The…...
Mental hosp system hacked, nine staffers "terminated, lose salaries
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (22+ words) The Times of India - Mental hosp system hacked, nine staffers "terminated, lose salaries...
Gov't advancing full rollout of integrated police camera systems, says PM
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (283+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica(AFP) "Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reiterated the Government's commitment to the full deployment of integrated camera systems across the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), including body-worn cameras, patrol car cameras, and national surveillance infrastructure, as part of a…...
On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty - AOL
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (867+ words) LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Tourists, shoppers and office workers in a busy London street on an ordinary weekday found themselves part of a digital identity check as live facial recognition cameras scanned faces against a police watchlist. The operation was an…...
Stormy Chandler council meeting over street cameras
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (1760+ words) Chandler Police Chief Bryan Chapman explained the Flock program to City Council at the May 21 meeting. About 150 people attended, most calling on Council not to continue to use Flock Safety surveillance cameras. (You Tube) A majority of the estimated 150 people…...
Italy busts "300 million streaming piracy ring
10+ hour ago (30+ words) The "operation targeted "previously "unseen technology built around an application called CINEMAGOAL, "which connected users' devices to foreign servers that illegally decrypted "streaming content, the Guardia di Finanza police said....
China's surveillance of foreigners exposed in leaked database
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (283+ words) Washington, May 24 (IANS) A massive surveillance system established by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is tracking the real-time locations, interpersonal relationships, and activity histories of foreigners within China, reports said. The platform, known as the Dynamic Control Platform for Overseas…...