Kroger’s plans to roll out facial recognition tools at its grocery stores is attracting increased criticism from lawmakers, who warn that it could be exploited to increase the prices certain individuals pay for food and put customers’ personal data at risk. In a letter this week to Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said the plans, which involve using facial recognition tools in digital displays to target advertising to customers and collect information on them, pote
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Physical security concepts and practices has been around for centuries. Cyber security, not so long. We all are painfully more aware than ever of the need for strong cybersecurity. Network security should be in most business systems, yet the Internet of Things (IoT) has opened the realm of malicious cyber-attacks to a height unseen in recent times. IoT in any open space creates the potential for various cyber-attacks that can disrupt system operation and negatively impact a customer’s busine
From our Asia Desk - China has just opened a new airport near Beijing equipped with facial-recognition systems that let a passenger check in, clear security, and board an aircraft using only their face for identification. The 5G backbone for this airport system has been built by Huawei Technologies, while the facial-recognition software has been developed by the Chinese companies SenseTime and Yitu Technologies.
This airport technology is a significant benchmark in the Chinese development of ar
Huawei Technologies and its 5G network construction work around the world have created concern in many quarters. The chief cause for this con cern is the perception that Huawei networks have a unique potential for exploitation by Chinese intelligence services.
A Wapack Labs review to determine the scale of this problem showed that Huawei is in fact involved in 5G infrastructure development in many countries. Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and Canada have been using Huawei equipment to set u
