Facial Recognition Concerns: Microsoft's Six Ethical Principles
(Interesting Engineering, Dec 11, 2018)
Facial recognition technology brings important societal benefits but also some concerns about security and privacy. Along with some other emerging technologies, facial recognition needs to be developed, adopted, and used with caution and responsibility.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Faces Lawmakers Skeptical Over Privacy, Alleged Anti-Conservative Bias
(WSJ, Dec 11, 2018)
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy made it clear Republicans see a ‘widening gap of distrust’ between tech giants and the American people.
Australia Looks to Rein in Power of Facebook and Google
(WSJ, Dec 10, 2018)
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, delivering its report at the end of a yearlong inquiry into digital media, proposed changes to merger laws to protect smaller tech firms and said major companies should offer more search and browsing choices for consumers.
NYCLU: Ban facial recognition in schools
(Lockport Journal, Dec 11, 2018)
The New York Civil Liberties Union is calling on the state Legislature to implement a ban on facial recognition technology in public schools when it convenes in January.
Biometrics: Security Solution or Issue?
(Threat Post, Dec 11, 2018)
With more transactions occurring online – and subsequently, the number of data breaches increasing – biometrics are moving to the forefront in discussions as a top way to authenticate data securely.
It's Today's Data Industry We Should Fear Not Tomorrow's Facial Recognition
(Forbes, Dec 10, 2018)
Privacy advocates, policymakers and the general public have fixated on facial recognition as the Orwellian technology of our times because it is the most high-tech and visibly obvious tracking technology.
Is Facial-Recognition Technology Hurting Apple Pay?
(Digital Transactions, Dec 11, 2018)
Adoption and usage rates for the mobile wallets from Apple Inc., Alphabet, and Samsung have been far from stellar, but now evidence is emerging that Apple’s decision a year ago to ditch fingerprint identification on its newest smart phones in favor of facial-recognition technology could be making it even harder for Apple Pay to win mass consumer acceptance.
Biometric Technology For Patient Identity: 4 Things To Know
(Health Leaders Media, Dec 11, 2018)
One of the primary reasons hospitals explore biometric technology to identify patients is to reduce duplicate patient records, a pervasive conundrum, which costs large systems like Northwell millions of dollars each year to rectify.
Events
(IBIA, Dec 12, 2018)
2019 Innovation@Airports
(January 15-16, 2019) San Diego, CA
https://airportscouncil.org/conference/innovationairports/#event7014-c0e9
