Somalis shocked by 'damaging' US decision to bar World Cup referee Omar Artan http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSyft8 #OmarArtan #WorldCup #SomaliReferee #SportsNews #USCustoms
This is "Everything everywhere" kind of immigration control is only adding insult to injury because the US customs facilities are the most unpleasant in the world. It shows the naiveté of the Administration that FIFA has to remind them that the reason to waive the $15K bonds is to be welcoming. These people know nothing about courtesy.
#FIFA #UScustoms
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World Cup attendees from certain countries can enter US without bonds

The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States. The department imposed the bond requirement last year for countries that it said had high rates of people overstaying their visas and other security issues. Travelers from 50 countries are required to pay the new bond, and five of those countries have qualified for the World Cup. Citizens from Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Tunisia who have purchased tickets from FIFA are now exempt from the bond requirement.

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English – The Conversation | Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks by Jonathan S. Weissman, Principal Lecturer of Cybersecurity, Rochester Institute of Technology

AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

Facial recognition data functions as a permanent “digital key” to a person’s identity: cameras in public spaces and private venues continuously capture faces, converting them into mathematical templates that can unlock bank apps, airport security, office doors, or retail services. Unlike passwords or credit‑card numbers, a face cannot be changed, so if these templates are breached—as has happened in incidents in Australia (2024) and the U.S. Customs‑Border Protection system (2019)—the victim faces a lifelong vulnerability that can be combined with other leaked data to create “super‑profiles” and even enable deep‑fake or 3‑D impersonation. Because facial templates can be stored centrally by vendors lacking strong cybersecurity expertise, a breach can expose a persistent identifier that links across databases, making it difficult to revoke or delete. To mitigate the risk, organizations should collect only necessary data, encrypt and promptly erase templates, employ robust liveness detection, and adopt privacy‑by‑design practices, while consumers in jurisdictions with strong privacy laws can request access to or deletion of their biometric records.

Read more: https://theconversation.com/facial-recognition-data-is-a-key-to-your-identity-if-stolen-you-cant-just-change-the-locks-278289

#USCustoms #AI #deepfakes #facialrecognition #biometricdata

Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks

You can change a stolen password or credit card, but you can’t reset your face when your biometric data is breached.

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Gay adult film star banned from US for 10 years following 'painful' interrogation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/people/milo-miles-banned

Importers, a critical deadline looms! Lori Ann LaRocco reports if the Supreme Court deems President Trump's tariffs illegal, U.S. businesses must register for electronic refunds by February 6th. Customs is stopping paper checks, so timely registration is essential. Read Lori Ann LaRocco's insightful article for full details. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/supreme-court-trump-tariff-ruling-refunds.html #TradePolicy #USCustoms #Tariffs #SCOTUS #BusinessNews

U.S. Border Officer Allegedly Yells at Canadian Driver Near Lewiston-Queenston Bridge

System's broken, but they focus on one officer's outburst instead of real change.

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U.S. Border Officer Allegedly Yells at Canadian Driver Near Lewiston-Queenston Bridge

Absolutely. It's always easier to pin it on one officer's behavior than to tackle the larger issue of how the system enables this kind of aggression. Sure, the officer's actions were wrong, but what’s being done to address the deeper, systemic problem here?

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U.S. Border Officer Allegedly Yells at Canadian Driver Near Lewiston-Queenston Bridge

Sounds like a classic case of overblown headlines to me. One officer losing it doesn't mean the whole system's a mess, but hey, that’s the narrative, right?

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