Tag: Biometrics

U.S. to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit at all land borders, airports | CBC News

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Warren Shepell had an unsettling experience this month when boarding his flight from Cleveland heading home to Toronto. Just before getting on the plane, he says two uniformed officers approached him on the boarding ramp (Jetway), and one took his photo. “I was aghast. I felt ambushed,” said Shepell, a noted Canadian psychologist. Read full story here: U.S. to photograph Canadian travellers when they enter and exit at all land borders, airports | CBC News

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Canadian snowbirds fingerprinted and photographed at U.S. border as part of new requirement | CBC News

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Several Canadian snowbirds reported they were fingerprinted and photographed at the U.S. border this month when registering for their winter stay, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told CBC News is now standard procedure. Jacquie and Steve Ree of Ladysmith, B.C., arrived at the Peace Arch Border Crossing between Surrey, B.C., and Blaine, Wash., on Oct. 9. The snowbirds knew they’d have to comply with a new registration requirement for travelers staying in the United States longer than 29 days. So when a CBP officer said they could complete…

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Amazon, Google, AI And Us: Are We Too Close For Comfort? | CNET

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Beyond facial recognition, we’re giving smart devices and platforms our intimate biometric details. Iris scanning is a powerful identification tool. Computers aren’t just getting smarter, they’re studying us more closely too. Whether it’s in the name of public safety, fraud protection or simple convenience, we’re feeding AI systems details that identify us and track our comings and goings. Read full story here: Amazon, Google, AI And Us: Are We Too Close For Comfort? | CNET

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Why Companies Want To Mine The Secrets In Your Voice | The Verge

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VoicesenseVoicesense makes an intriguing promise to its clients: give us someone’s voice, and we’ll tell you what they will do. The Israeli company uses real-time voice analysis during calls to evaluate whether someone is likely to default on a bank loan, buy a more expensive product, or be the best candidate for a job. It’s one of a crop of companies looking for the personal insights contained in our speech. In recent years, researchers and startups have taken note of the rich trove of information that can be mined from…

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US Judge Rules That Feds Can’t Force Fingerprint Or Face Phone Unlocks | Engadget

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Authorities can’t force people to unlock devices with their faces, fingers or irises, a magistrate judge from California has ruled. Forbes has uncovered a nine-page order denying the search warrant for an investigation looking into a Facebook extortion crime. While the judge admits that investigators were able to establish probable cause for the warrant, she called their request to unlock any phone on the premises with biometrics “overbroad.” The request wasn’t limited to a particular person or device, and authorities would’ve been able to get everyone in the house to…

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