There’s so much stolen data in the world, #SouthKorea will require face scans to buy a #SIM
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/south_korea_facial_verification/
There’s so much stolen data in the world, #SouthKorea will require face scans to buy a #SIM
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/south_korea_facial_verification/
You can refuse to provide official ID or biometric data for social media accounts requiring age verification.
Actually, I bet if everyone did refuse, and let their account dormant for a couple of weeks, you would suddenly see American Big Tech transforming into the fiercest defender of your privacy rights, using their powerful network of lobbyists to fight these invasive government regulations.
They need you more than you need them.
Force them to work for your rights.
Do not comply.
Yeah, I don't think this is going to exactly help us recover from the massive drop in #tourism since his term started.
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#Trump Wants People to Submit DNA Just to Get a #TouristVisa
Want to visit the USA? CBP will make you submit your social media history—and your family history & #DNA too.
#SocialMedia would become a “mandatory data element” , and all applicants would be required to submit a social media history going back five years.
#biometrics #privacy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-wants-people-submit-dna-212517547.html
Amazon’s Ring is rolling out “Familiar Faces,” an opt-in facial-recognition tool that catalogs up to 50 known visitors 🚪
Amazon says data is encrypted, but past law-enforcement partnerships and security issues raise concerns about biometric handling 🔒
#TechNews #Privacy #AI #Surveillance #Security #Data #Biometrics #ConsumerRights #SmartHome #BigTech #Policy #Safety #Ethics #DigitalRights #Accountability #Amazon #Ring #Encryption
Yeah, I don't think this is going to exactly help us recover from the massive drop in #tourism since his term started.
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#Trump Wants People to Submit DNA Just to Get a #TouristVisa
Want to visit the USA? CBP will make you submit your social media history—and your family history & #DNA too.
#SocialMedia would become a “mandatory data element” , and all applicants would be required to submit a social media history going back five years.
#biometrics #privacy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-wants-people-submit-dna-212517547.html
Amazon’s Ring is rolling out “Familiar Faces,” an opt-in facial-recognition tool that catalogs up to 50 known visitors 🚪
Amazon says data is encrypted, but past law-enforcement partnerships and security issues raise concerns about biometric handling 🔒
#TechNews #Privacy #AI #Surveillance #Security #Data #Biometrics #ConsumerRights #SmartHome #BigTech #Policy #Safety #Ethics #DigitalRights #Accountability #Amazon #Ring #Encryption
You can refuse to provide official ID or biometric data for social media accounts requiring age verification.
Actually, I bet if everyone did refuse, and let their account dormant for a couple of weeks, you would suddenly see American Big Tech transforming into the fiercest defender of your privacy rights, using their powerful network of lobbyists to fight these invasive government regulations.
They need you more than you need them.
Force them to work for your rights.
Do not comply.
The Legal Case Against Ring’s #FaceRecognition Feature | @eff
#Amazon Ring’s upcoming face recognition tool has the potential to violate the privacy rights of millions of people and could result in Amazon breaking state #biometric #privacy laws.
#Ring plans to introduce a feature to its home #surveillance cameras called “Familiar Faces,” to identify specific people who come into view of the #camera.
#familiarfaces #biometrics
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/legal-case-against-rings-face-recognition-feature
The Legal Case Against Ring’s #FaceRecognition Feature | @eff
#Amazon Ring’s upcoming face recognition tool has the potential to violate the privacy rights of millions of people and could result in Amazon breaking state #biometric #privacy laws.
#Ring plans to introduce a feature to its home #surveillance cameras called “Familiar Faces,” to identify specific people who come into view of the #camera.
#familiarfaces #biometrics
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/legal-case-against-rings-face-recognition-feature
