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On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (858+ words) Tourists, shoppers and office workers in a busy London street on an ordinary weekday found themselves part of a digital "identity check as live "facial recognition cameras scanned faces against a police watchlist. The operation was an example of a…...
Disneyland targeted in class-action lawsuit claiming new program is violating guests" privacy - AOL
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (300+ words) Disney has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over accusations it has quietly gathered guests" biometric data using hotly debated facial recognition technology at the gates of Disneyland. The complaint alleges Disney "does not adequately disclose their biometric collection, so…...
7-Eleven Data Breach Expose Franchise Applicants' Social Security Numbers: Shiny Hunters Published Stolen Files
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (450+ words) About 50 people across the three states were confirmed affected in the regulatory filings, though 7-Eleven has not disclosed how many franchise applicants nationwide may be impacted. "The company failed to reach an agreement with us despite our incredible patience, all…...
How the Epstein case changed transparency in private aviation - AOL
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (211+ words) Tabloid headlines regarding Jeffrey Epstein have finally hardened into a permanent shift in aviation law. The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA), which cleared its final hurdle in November 2025, effectively ended the era of the "ghost flight." Indeed, ongoing investigations into…...
Disney Faces $5 M Lawsuit Over Disneyland Facial Recognition
16+ hour, 34+ min ago (1281+ words) Stand against censorship and surveillance: join Reclaim The Net. Disney is scanning the faces of 75, 000 people a day at its Anaheim theme parks and a new $5 million class action lawsuit says the company never bothered to properly tell them. The…...
Mental hosp system hacked, nine staffers "terminated, lose salaries
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (22+ words) The Times of India - Mental hosp system hacked, nine staffers "terminated, lose salaries...
Gov't advancing full rollout of integrated police camera systems, says PM
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (283+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica(AFP) "Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reiterated the Government's commitment to the full deployment of integrated camera systems across the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), including body-worn cameras, patrol car cameras, and national surveillance infrastructure, as part of a…...
On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty - AOL
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (867+ words) LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Tourists, shoppers and office workers in a busy London street on an ordinary weekday found themselves part of a digital identity check as live facial recognition cameras scanned faces against a police watchlist. The operation was an…...
Stormy Chandler council meeting over street cameras
1+ day, 34+ min ago (1760+ words) Chandler Police Chief Bryan Chapman explained the Flock program to City Council at the May 21 meeting. About 150 people attended, most calling on Council not to continue to use Flock Safety surveillance cameras. (You Tube) A majority of the estimated 150 people…...
Italy busts "300 million streaming piracy ring
17+ hour, 29+ min ago (30+ words) The "operation targeted "previously "unseen technology built around an application called CINEMAGOAL, "which connected users' devices to foreign servers that illegally decrypted "streaming content, the Guardia di Finanza police said....