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China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards
China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards
November 27, 2019  |  Biometrics

Tencent, Xiaomi and Ant Financial are among the Chinese tech giants partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime in an effort to standardize the facial...

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Senators Introduce Sweeping Online Privacy Legislation
Senators Introduce Sweeping Online Privacy Legislation
November 26, 2019  |  Legal

A group of key Senate Democrats on Tuesday (Nov. 26) unveiled a far-reaching online privacy bill that levies tough new punishments for tech giants that...

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Amazon To Shut Down Free Sample Program
Amazon To Shut Down Free Sample Program
November 26, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has discontinued a program that would send users free samples based on the products they previously purchased, according to a report by CNBC. Get...

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SAFE Credit Union Brings Targeted Marketing To An Increasingly On-Demand World
SAFE Credit Union Brings Targeted Marketing To An Increasingly On-Demand World
November 26, 2019  |  Credit Unions

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Facebook Says Facial Recognition App Was Only Used By Employees
Facebook Says Facial Recognition App Was Only Used By Employees
November 25, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook built a facial recognition app that was intended only for internal use, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat on Friday (Nov. 22).  Get the Full...

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Indian Café Criticized For Billing Customers Through Facial Scanning
Indian Café Criticized For Billing Customers Through Facial Scanning
November 24, 2019  |  Biometrics

Customers at a popular Indian cafe chain are unhappy that the company is using facial recognition software to bill its customers, CNN reported. Get the...

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Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
Privacy Advocates Fear Google Will Mine Fitbit’s Health Data
November 22, 2019  |  Google

Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit deal is sparking privacy concerns that the search giant will mine the health data of the 27 million people who use...

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Lawmakers Want Amazon To Explain Ring’s Data Privacy Practices
Lawmakers Want Amazon To Explain Ring’s Data Privacy Practices
November 20, 2019  |  Amazon

Five senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses peoples’ data and video, according...

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Uber: Authorities’ Requests For User Data Have Spiked 27 Pct. YOY
Uber: Authorities’ Requests For User Data Have Spiked 27 Pct. YOY
November 20, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing company Uber has revealed in its transparency report that it has received an increased number of requests for data information from the U.S. government,...

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