Apple’s FaceID Could Be a Powerful Tool for Mass Spying
7 years, 6 months ago

Apple’s FaceID Could Be a Powerful Tool for Mass Spying

Wired  

This Tuesday Apple unveiled a new line of phones to much fanfare, but one feature immediately fell under scrutiny: FaceID, a tool that would use facial recognition to identify individuals and unlock their phones. For the first time, a company will have a unified single facial recognition system built into the world's most popular devices---the hardware necessary to scan and identify faces throughout the world. By generating millions of face prints while simultaneously controlling the cameras that can scan and identify them, Apple might soon face a government order to turn its new unlocking system into the killer app for mass surveillance. First, Apple should take every step possible to insulate itself from an overly broad government order to conduct mass scans for faces.

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UK Sets Up Probe Against Apple Over Face ID Security Issue
2 years, 11 months ago

UK Sets Up Probe Against Apple Over Face ID Security Issue

News 18  

The data watchdog in the UK is launching a probe into Apple after a former senior woman engineer claimed the tech giant accessed smartphones of its employees via the Face ID feature. In a complaint filed with the Information Commissioner’s Office, the whistleblower Ashley Gjovik alleged the tech giant fired her after she raised a number of concerns, internally and …

We Need to Talk About How Apple is Normalising Surveillance
3 years, 5 months ago

We Need to Talk About How Apple is Normalising Surveillance

Wired  

Among tech giants, Apple stands out for its insistence on offering privacy features instead of joining its competitors in the exploitation of users’ personal data. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently clashed with Facebook on exactly those grounds – making a point, during a podcast interview, of defending privacy over the social network’s data-hungry ad-based model. Apple recently rolled out a …

As UK cracks down on protests, surveillance tech market grows
3 years, 5 months ago

As UK cracks down on protests, surveillance tech market grows

Al Jazeera  

From mobile phone trackers to facial recognition software, a range of spying tools were on sale at a recent London exhibition. London, United Kingdom – “First we pick up that there’s a planned protest,” said Barry Millet, an information security manager at Mitie, as he pointed at a computer screen streaming a small protest. “One hour of CCTV video from …

Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

Associated Press  

Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused, including by governments looking to surveil their citizens. I hope they say no, but their technology won’t say no.” Tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Facebook and others have …

Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse

The Hindu  

Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens. The tool Apple calls “neuralMatch” will detect known images of child sexual abuse without decrypting people’s messages. “Researchers have been able to …

Apple prohibits manufacturers from collecting facial scans, biometric data of employees
4 years ago

Apple prohibits manufacturers from collecting facial scans, biometric data of employees

India Today  

Apple has introduced new guidelines for its employees all over the world that prohibit manufacturing partners and suppliers to collect biometric data from Apple employees. According to online reports, Apple has prohibited its manufacturing partners from collecting biometric data such as fingerprints or facial scans of Apple employees who visit their facilities. The new rules, however, do not apply to …

Cyber researcher pulls public talk on hacking Apple's...
6 years, 2 months ago

Cyber researcher pulls public talk on hacking Apple's...

Daily Mail  

A cyber security researcher canceled a hacking conference briefing on how he said he could crack biometric facial recognition on Apple Inc iPhones, at the request of his employer, which called the work 'misleading.' Scroll down for video Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, announces features of the new iPhone X, including Face ID, at the Steve …

Airport Face Scans Could Be a Dry Run for a National Surveillance System
7 years, 5 months ago

Airport Face Scans Could Be a Dry Run for a National Surveillance System

Slate  

Sixteen years after Sept. 11, we’re all well-aware that in order to go through security at an American airport, we will have to use a driver’s license or passport to identify ourselves. There’s no reason to trust the government to limit real time face recognition surveillance to airports, either. In fact, the airport-wide face scanning program foreshadowed by the TSA …

iPhone X's Face ID Inspires Privacy Worries — But Convenience May Trump Them
7 years, 6 months ago

iPhone X's Face ID Inspires Privacy Worries — But Convenience May Trump Them

NPR  

iPhone X's Face ID Inspires Privacy Worries — But Convenience May Trump Them Enlarge this image toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP A feature of Apple's new high end iPhone X called Face ID — the phone will unlock when you look at it, or rather when it looks at you — has got privacy advocates nervous. "What …

US senator raises privacy concerns on Apple's use of Face ID technology in iPhone X
7 years, 6 months ago

US senator raises privacy concerns on Apple's use of Face ID technology in iPhone X

Firstpost  

According to Apple, Face ID is more secure than Touch ID fingerprint technology. According to a report in appleinsider.com on Thursday, Senator Al Franken has asked several questions related to Apple’s implementation of Face ID technology. “However, substantial questions remain about how Face ID will impact iPhone users’ privacy and security, and whether the technology will perform equally well on …

Face scan for US citizens boarding international flights likely to create privacy issues
7 years, 8 months ago

Face scan for US citizens boarding international flights likely to create privacy issues

Firstpost  

If the Trump administration gets its way, U.S. citizens boarding international flights will have to submit to a face scan, a plan privacy advocates call a step toward a surveillance state. It says it won’t keep the face scans of U.S. citizens, but privacy advocates are skeptical and say Homeland Security is overstepping its authority. Privacy advocates say making the …

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