EPIC.org also noted yesterday’s record data breach settlement between state attorneys general and Uber, but took the opportunity to remind everyone that the federal agency that could have gone after Uber, the Federal Trade Commission, had not done as much as they might have. EPIC writes: The attorneys general of all 50 states and the…
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WPF calls on Secretary of Homeland Security to provide formal notice and comment and address substantive concerns regarding the CBP biometric entry and exit program
From WPF: The World Privacy Forum sent a detailed letter (PDF, 18 pages) September 18, 2018 to the Secretary of Homeland security outlining our substantive concerns regarding the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) biometric[1]entry and exit program. The World Privacy Forum[2]letter calls on the Secretary to…
NL: Big brother is watching your car: tax office to get new powers to snoop
DutchNews.nl reports: The tax office is to be given new powers to check car owners have paid road tax by scanning every car on the Dutch roads and comparing the number plate to a data base, RTL reported on Friday. The measure is included in the government’s tax plans for 2019 but was hidden away…
Delta says Atlanta airport will feature USA’s ‘first biometric terminal’
Ben Mutzabaugh reports: Delta Air Lines is set to introduce what it’s calling the “first biometric terminal in the U.S.” The carrier says it’s equipping the Atlanta airport’s international terminal (Terminal F) with face-scanning technology that will allow international passengers to use facial recognition technology “from curb to gate.” It also will be available to passengers flying…