The NFL wants to improve security. That is probably a good concept. As a result, they are shifting away from ID cards, which are easily forged or stolen to facial recognition. But not everyone is happy. The NFL wants all personnel, including cops providing security, to provide them with facial scans to get into sensitive […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The TSA is piloting the use of facial recognition to all 400+ airports they operate at within the next decade. The current pilot, at 25 airports, is supposedly voluntary, at least now, but likely people who are not familiar with the process will not think that it is voluntary. The process seems straight forward. YOU […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]BlackCat Leaks Irish University’s Hacked Data I reported last week that Munster Technological University closed several of its campuses after a ransomware attack, which the university, apparently did not pay. The Irish High Court issued an injunction prohibiting the hackers from leaking the data and return any data that they had. They did “return” it […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Many people have moved to facial recognition to unlock their iPhone, mostly because it is easy. Researchers wanted to know how secure that is. For those people who use their face to authorize payments, the problem is, maybe, a bit more serious. Researchers at Tel Aviv University harnessed deep fakes and that magic word, AI, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Web Page Load Times Double Due to Trackers Trackers, those microscopic bits of pixie dust that web pages and advertisers insert into web pages to track our activities, make a significant negative contribution to user experience. Full disclosure – this study was done by Ghostery, who makes software – free software – that blocks these […]
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