Katyanna Quach reports: America’s Transport Security Administration, better known as the TSA, has been testing facial recognition software to automatically screen passengers flying across the country in 16 airports. And now it’s looking into rolling it out nationwide next year. Flyers will be able to pass through security checkpoints by scanning a copy of a…
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Law Enforcement Is Extracting Tons Of Data From Vehicle Infotainment Systems
Tim Cushing writes: For years, cars have collected massive amounts of data. And for years, this data has been extraordinarily leaky. Manufacturers don’t like to discuss how much data gets phoned home from vehicle systems. They also don’t like to discuss the attack vectors these systems create, either for malicious hackers or slightly less malicious law enforcement investigators. The…
DHS delays REAL ID deadline another two years
I tried to get REAL ID the last time I renewed my driver’s license. I carefully followed all the directions on the web site and made an appointment at the DMV. Despite waiting more than an hour for my appointed time, when I got up to the window, they asked me for documentation that I…
Grandmother sues cop who wrongly targeted her home using “Find My” app
Technology is great. Until it isn’t. Ashley Belanger reports: In January, Colorado police officers confined a 77-year-old grandmother named Ruby Johnson for hours in a squad car without even offering a glass of water during a time when she was due to take her daily medications—why? Nobody told Johnson what was going on when she…