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Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces

Wired · 2026-08-19 Cached

A people-search tool, ClarityCheck, exposed over 9 million facial images and personal data due to misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets, raising concerns about privacy and biometric data security.

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The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel

Hacker News Top · 2026-07-20 Cached

The European Commission is finalizing an agreement with the US to exchange biometric data for visa-free travel, which EDRi warns will enable widespread surveillance and risk fundamental rights.

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@N104AP: they. want. your. fingerprints. do. not. fucking. do. this.

X AI KOLs Timeline · 2026-06-22 Cached

Google is testing a new reCAPTCHA that asks users to wave their hand at their camera, which a commentator warns is a threat to biometric privacy and should be avoided.

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Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says

Ars Technica · 2026-06-02 Cached

A lawsuit argues that Amazon's Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces without consent via the Familiar Faces feature, drawing criticism from the EFF and Senator Ed Markey.

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