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Fines as a Security System

Schneier on Security

Tile has an interesting security solution to make its tracking tags harder to use for stalking: The Anti-Theft Mode feature will make the devices invisible to Scan and Secure, the company’s in-app feature that lets you know if any nearby Tiles are following you.

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News alert: DigiCert extends cert management platform to support Microsoft CA, AWS Private CA

The Last Watchdog

DigiCert Trust Lifecycle Manager additionally supports enrollment to a broad range of Microsoft and AWS technologies, providing organizations a unified approach to managing public and private trust for use cases such as biometric authentication, device authentication, WiFi/VPN provisioning, cloud workloads and infrastructure management.

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Facebook sued for siphoning facial recognition data without consent

Malwarebytes

The suit contains arguments that Facebook’s now-defunct photo-tagging feature illegally collected data about Texan people’s faces, including those who are non-Facebook users but were tagged by someone who is, without asking for consent. Paxton filed the lawsuit on Monday in the state’s Harrison County District Court.

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GUEST ESSAY: The privacy implications of facial recognition systems rising to the fore

The Last Watchdog

A string of advances in biometric authentication systems has brought facial recognition systems, in particular, to the brink of wide commercial use. Many of these photos are tagged with the identity of the people in them. Facial biometric security is both strong and convenient. Related: Drivers behind facial recognition boom.

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Fines as a Security System

Security Boulevard

Tile has an interesting security solution to make its tracking tags harder to use for stalking: The Anti-Theft Mode feature will make the devices invisible to Scan and Secure, the company’s in-app feature that lets you know if any nearby Tiles are following you.

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What Facebook Facial Recognition Shutdown Means For Users | Avast

Security Boulevard

You may have seen this feature in action if you have ever uploaded a picture to Facebook and seen how it can suggest people to tag within the photo. It is unclear what Facebook’s motivation is for this decision, but it is expected that this will result in the deletion of biometric data for over 1 billion people. .

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A week in security (March 1 – 7)

Malwarebytes

Source: Horti Daily) A federal judge has approved a $650m settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. (Source: The Hacker News) Horticulture is an interesting sector for hackers since it is at the forefront of modern technologies.