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Breaking Laptop Fingerprint Sensors

Posted on By infossl
authentication, biometrics, fingerprints, identification, reports, Security technology, sensors, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

They’re not that good: Security researchers Jesse D’Aguanno and Timo Teräs write that, with varying degrees of reverse-engineering and using some external hardware, they were able to fool the Goodix fingerprint sensor in a Dell Inspiron 15, the Synaptic sensor in a Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and the ELAN sensor in one of Microsoft’s own Surface … Read More “Breaking Laptop Fingerprint Sensors” »

On Technologies for Automatic Facial Recognition

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biometrics, face recognition, identification, Security technology, Uncategorized

Interesting article on technologies that will automatically identify people: With technology like that on Mr. Leyvand’s head, Facebook could prevent users from ever forgetting a colleague’s name, give a reminder at a cocktail party that an acquaintance had kids to ask about or help find someone at a crowded conference. However, six years later, the … Read More “On Technologies for Automatic Facial Recognition” »

Identity Theft from 1965 Uncovered through Face Recognition

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biometrics, face recognition, fraud, identity theft, Security technology, Uncategorized

Interesting story: Napoleon Gonzalez, of Etna, assumed the identity of his brother in 1965, a quarter century after his sibling’s death as an infant, and used the stolen identity to obtain Social Security benefits under both identities, multiple passports and state identification cards, law enforcement officials said. […] A new investigation was launched in 2020 … Read More “Identity Theft from 1965 Uncovered through Face Recognition” »

Credible Handwriting Machine

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artificial intelligence, biometrics, ChatGPT, robotics, Security technology, Uncategorized

In case you don’t have enough to worry about, someone has built a credible handwriting machine: This is still a work in progress, but the project seeks to solve one of the biggest problems with other homework machines, such as this one that I covered a few months ago after it blew up on social … Read More “Credible Handwriting Machine” »

The European Parliament Voted to Ban Remote Biometric Surveillance

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biometrics, eu, privacy, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized

It’s not actually banned in the EU yet — the legislative process is much more complicated than that — but it’s a step: a total ban on biometric mass surveillance. To respect “privacy and human dignity,” MEPs said that EU lawmakers should pass a permanent ban on the automated recognition of individuals in public spaces, … Read More “The European Parliament Voted to Ban Remote Biometric Surveillance” »

Yet Another Biometric: Bioacoustic Signatures

Posted on By infossl
biometrics, identification, Security technology

Sound waves through the body are unique enough to be a biometric: “Modeling allowed us to infer what structures or material features of the human body actually differentiated people,” explains Joo Yong Sim, one of the ETRI researchers who conducted the study. “For example, we could see how the structure, size, and weight of the … Read More “Yet Another Biometric: Bioacoustic Signatures” »

Public Voice Launches Petition for an International Moratorium on Using Facial Recognition for Mass Surveillance

Posted on By infossl
biometrics, facerecognition, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

Coming out of the Privacy Commissioners’ Conference in Albania, Public Voice is launching a petition for an international moratorium on using facial recognition software for mass surveillance. You can sign on as an individual or an organization. I did. You should as well. No, I don’t think that countries will magically adopt this moratorium. But … Read More “Public Voice Launches Petition for an International Moratorium on Using Facial Recognition for Mass Surveillance” »

Surveillance as a Condition for Humanitarian Aid

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biometrics, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

Excellent op-ed on the growing trend to tie humanitarian aid to surveillance. Despite the best intentions, the decision to deploy technology like biometrics is built on a number of unproven assumptions, such as, technology solutions can fix deeply embedded political problems. And that auditing for fraud requires entire populations to be tracked using their personal … Read More “Surveillance as a Condition for Humanitarian Aid” »