'Turn My Head': Sean Duffy Admits Actively Thwarting His Own Agency's Security Protocols
(Raw Story, May 16, 2025)
"I don't think you need a digital scan of my face to allow me to have the right to fly on an airplane," he added. "I think it's absolutely wrong, and what does it do to security? I don't think it breeds any more security in our airspace, on our airplanes."
Experts Issue Warning on New TSA Technology
(Men's Journal, May 18, 2025)
Travis LeBlanc, a lawyer and a former member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, told Torres that the benefit of declining the facial recognition technology “is you don’t have to submit your picture to the government, for the government to scan it and store it under their rules.”
Don’t Fall for Sam Altman’s Biometric Booby Trap
(The Hill, May 17, 2025)
This is not some fringe crypto experiment. Rather, it is a full-scale identity protocol masquerading as a convenience tool. And it’s targeting soft-entry points: dating apps, ride-sharing services, job platforms and payment systems
Biometric Data Collected at Schools for Weeks Before NSW Education Was Aware
(9 News, May 19, 2025)
"A new Microsoft Teams feature that allowed voice and facial enrolment for people entering Teams meetings was quickly disabled across our network, and any face or voice recognition profiles that were created have been removed."
Coinbase Users Sue Under Illinois Biometric Privacy Law
(Law360, May 16, 2025)
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been sued in Illinois federal court by users who claim its identity verification process flouts Illinois' biometric...
