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Steve Thompson PhDBiometrics disrupting the future of movement, on and offline<a href="https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/biometrics-disrupting-the-future-of-movement-on-and-offline" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/biometrics-disrupting-the-future-of-movement-on-and-offline</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Steve Thompson PhDEpic Games provides Yoti facial age estimation to Bluesky for UK users<a href="https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/epic-games-provides-yoti-facial-age-estimation-to-bluesky-for-uk-users" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/epic-games-provides-yoti-facial-age-estimation-to-bluesky-for-uk-users</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Steve Thompson PhDSudo Vulnerability Discovered, May Exposes Linux Systems<a href="https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/101757-sudo-vulnerability-discovered-may-exposes-linux-systems" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/101757-sudo-vulnerability-discovered-may-exposes-linux-systems</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Steve Thompson PhDUS Air Force eyes wearable biometrics for in-flight safety monitoring<a href="https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/us-air-force-eyes-wearable-biometrics-for-in-flight-safety-monitoring" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/us-air-force-eyes-wearable-biometrics-for-in-flight-safety-monitoring</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Steve Thompson PhDRealSense targets robotics, 3D facial recognition security with $50M in hand<a href="https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/realsense-targets-robotics-3d-facial-recognition-security-with-50m-in-hand" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/realsense-targets-robotics-3d-facial-recognition-security-with-50m-in-hand</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Em :official_verified:New[ish] Privacy Guides article 🪪🚫 by me: Age verification laws have been multiplying in recent years. This is extremely bad news for your privacy rights.While framed as a measure to protect the children, collecting more data on every users of the internet endangers *everyone*, including the children.This isn't a protective measure, this is authoritarian policies normalizing mass surveillance and silencing dissidents.It could very much become the end of pseudonymity online, if we do not push back against it.<a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/05/06/age-verification-wants-your-face/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/05/06/age-verification-wants-your-face/</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrivacyGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivacyGuides</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AgeVerification</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GDPR</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biometrics</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MassSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MassSurveillance</a>

Steve Thompson PhDIrish Civil Liberties Group Urges Government to Drop Appeal Over Unlawful Biometric Data Collection<a href="https://idtechwire.com/irish-civil-liberties-group-urges-government-to-drop-appeal-over-unlawful-biometric-data-collection/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://idtechwire.com/irish-civil-liberties-group-urges-government-to-drop-appeal-over-unlawful-biometric-data-collection/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Steve Thompson PhDAI Update: Groq Raises Money While Grok Raises Eyebrows<a href="https://idtechwire.com/ai-update-groq-raises-money-while-grok-raises-eyebrows/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://idtechwire.com/ai-update-groq-raises-money-while-grok-raises-eyebrows/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grok</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/groq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#groq</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tesla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Open Rights GroupBluesky will be age-gating content for UK users. It’s your privacy that pays.The UK Online Safety Act has unleashed an unregulated market in age verification.That we have to do these intrusive checks with countless providers for different platforms is dangerous.<a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/news/704468/bluesky-age-verification-uk-online-safety-act</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluesky</a>

Open Rights GroupAge verification is a goldrush for providers who don’t need certification.The risks to the privacy and security of our sensitive personal data are high.It didn’t need to be this way. Our digital rights should come first.Our website explains what the UK Online Safety Act means for users and site owners with age verification ⬇️<a href="https://www.ageverificationfacts.org.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ageverificationfacts.org.uk/</a><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a>

Open Rights GroupThe UK Online Safety Act could’ve required proper regulation of age verification providers and given us a choice.We should be able to pick a provider with high privacy standards that can work for any and every platform. It could and should be interoperable.Instead, we either accept what we’re given or lose access to chunks of the Internet.<a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafetyact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafetyact</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageverification</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ageassurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ageassurance</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#data</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/onlinesafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onlinesafety</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpolitics</a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ukpol</a>

Steve Thompson PhDDSP challenges Irish data regulator’s fine, says processing face biometrics is legal<a href="https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/dsp-challenges-irish-data-regulators-fine-says-processing-face-biometrics-is-legal" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/dsp-challenges-irish-data-regulators-fine-says-processing-face-biometrics-is-legal</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Steve Thompson PhDBoom in AI-Driven Video Surveillance<a href="https://biometricheadlines.com/boom-in-ai-driven-video-surveillance/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://biometricheadlines.com/boom-in-ai-driven-video-surveillance/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Steve Thompson PhDEstonia adds identity verification to new digital government app<a href="https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/estonia-adds-identity-verification-to-new-digital-government-app" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/estonia-adds-identity-verification-to-new-digital-government-app</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

gtbarryThe Danish government is planning to tackle the issue of AI-generated deepfakes by granting citizens property rights over their likeness and voice.The proposed legislation would mean that people who find their features have been used to create a deepfake would have the right to ask the platforms that host the content to take it down <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#denmark</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#copyright</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deepfake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deepfake</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artificialintelligence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenAI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/business/denmark-ai-law-scli-intl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/business/denmark-ai-law-scli-intl</a>

Steve Thompson PhDAI voice deepfake of U.S. Secretary of State triggers global security alert<a href="https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/ai-voice-deepfake-of-u-s-secretary-of-state-triggers-global-security-alert" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/ai-voice-deepfake-of-u-s-secretary-of-state-triggers-global-security-alert</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

Steve Thompson PhDTfL Considers Live Facial Recognition on London Underground Amid Security Strategy<a href="https://idtechwire.com/tfl-considers-live-facial-recognition-on-london-underground-amid-security-strategy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://idtechwire.com/tfl-considers-live-facial-recognition-on-london-underground-amid-security-strategy/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

gtbarryICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails ShowThis biometric systems built for one reason can be repurposed for another, a constant fear and critique from civil liberties proponents of facial recognition tools. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dhs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facialrecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#facialrecognition</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a><a href="https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/</a>

Ohmbudsman1️⃣1️⃣ 🛂 HK lawmakers push facial-rec border upgrade. <a href="https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317270/hong-kong-lawmakers-call-facial-recognition-system-upgraded-land-crossing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3317270/hong-kong-lawmakers-call-facial-recognition-system-upgraded-land-crossing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privacy</a>

Steve Thompson PhDG-Knot appoints fintech, crypto veteran Wes Kaplan as CEO to launch the first finger vein biometric wallet<a href="https://identityweek.net/g-knot-appoints-fintech-crypto-veteran-wes-kaplan-as-ceo-to-launch-the-first-finger-vein-biometric-wallet/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://identityweek.net/g-knot-appoints-fintech-crypto-veteran-wes-kaplan-as-ceo-to-launch-the-first-finger-vein-biometric-wallet/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biometrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biometrics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRESS</a>

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