Posts Tagged ‘Technological Innovation’
Private Data Leaks Occurring All Over The Internet According To A Recent University Study.
According to a May 12 article in Fortune, researchers from KU Leuven, Radboud University, and the University of Lausanne conducted a study and discovered that tens of thousands of websites captured—without permission—every word typed into an online form, even if users left the site without submitting their information. “Given its scope, intrusiveness, and unexpected consequences,”…
Read MoreUK Microchip Implant Firm Now Providing Credit/Debit Payments. Technology Can Only Go So Far Before Prophecy Intervenes.
Hand swipe payments have been taken to the next level by a British microchip implant business, raising concerns about end times prophesies. Human implantable microchips have gone a long way since the first one was implanted in 1998. The technology became commercially accessible in the recent decade, allowing enabling hand swipe credit card payments. Anyone with…
Read MoreCanadian Mounted Police Are Getting Away With Misusing AI powered Facial Recognition Technology.
The federal government is seeking a court to deny a Quebec photographer’s request for certification of a class-action lawsuit over the RCMP’s use of a controversial facial-recognition program, which might affect millions of people. Government attorneys argue in a filing to the Federal Court that Ha Vi Doan cannot claim “damage of any type” as…
Read MoreCentral Banks Worldwide Are Planning To Launch A Digital Currency.
According to a new research from the Bank of International Settlements, over 90% of national central banks aim to provide their own central bank digital currencies (CBDC) to the general public (BIS). In the autumn of 2021, the BIS polled 81 central banks on their involvement in CBDC work, as well as their motives and…
Read MoreUK Permits Facial Recognition Tech To Be Used On Innocent Persons Who “May Be In Danger”. Welcome To 1984.
New UK police guidance that could put innocent people on facial recognition system watchlists has been slammed by civil rights groups. On Tuesday, the College of Policing released a handbook for police in England and Wales, claiming that the use of live face recognition technology is “legal and ethical.” Face recognition technology can be used…
Read MoreGovernment-Wide Facial Recognition Software Usage is Under the Microscope.
Following the success of a recent effort to have the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scrap its facial recognition program, privacy advocates are now targeting other agencies that employ the technology. Public interest groups and legislators from both parties reacted angrily to reports last month that the IRS required people to upload selfies for an identity…
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