Tag: privacy
Facebook to Shut Down Face-Recognition System, Delete Data
(Associated Press) Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns...
Treasury Department Seeks to Track Financial Transactions Over $600
(Peter Jacobsen, Foundation for Economic Education) In May, the Treasury Department released the Biden administration’s revenue proposals for fiscal year 2022. One aspect of this document...
China’s ‘Social Credit’ System Has Arrived to America
(Simon Black, Sovereign Man) The Twitter mob may be easy enough to ignore for most of us. But now it’s become more mainstream to...
Amazon’s Mission: Getting a ‘Key’ to Your Apartment Building
(Associated Press) Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells.
The online shopping giant is pushing landlords around the country — sometimes with financial incentives — to...
Digital Vaccine Passports Meet Resistance
(Associated Press) Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof...
Amazon May Be Helping Itself to Your Bandwidth
(Associated Press) Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are good that the company is already sharing your internet connection with...
How Vaccine Passports for Global Travel Will Work
(Associated Press) Boarding pass, suitcase, passport and … digital vaccination certificate?
Keen to avoid losing another summer of holiday revenue to the coronavirus pandemic, the...
Sports Teams Demanding Vaccine Passports as Fans Return to Stadiums
(Dillon Burroughs, Headline USA) As fans return to watch professional sports teams, concerns have grown about stadiums requiring vaccine passports for entry.
Oracle Park in...
Amazon Begins Rollout of Pay-by-Palm at Whole Foods
(Associated Press) Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient.
The...
Will You Need a COVID-19 Vaccine Passport?
(Associated Press) What is a COVID-19 vaccine passport, and will I need one?
"Vaccine passports," or vaccine certificates, are documents that show you were vaccinated...
