ResearchBuzz: FirehoseGizmodo: Layoffs Reportedly Hit Sam Altman’s Creepy Eyeball-Scanning Startup. “Since launching in 2023, World has failed to reach its ambitious goal of scanning a billion people or about an eighth of the world’s population. As of April, the company says it had verified nearly 18 million people via its Orb device. That’s less than 2 percent of its goal. Now, it seems the company is […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/12/gizmodo-layoffs-reportedly-hit-sam-altmans-creepy-eyeball-scanning-startup/
PrivacyDigestMan sues #Florida cops over arrest spurred by "93% match" in facial recognition
A man suing Florida police alleges that cops relied on a faulty facial recognition match and concealed exculpatory evidence when they arrested him on a charge of attempting to lure a child in August 2024. The plaintiff, Robert Dillon, was arrested after a facial recognition system flagged him as a 93 percent match to a suspect filmed by a McDonald's #surveillance #camera.
#facialrecognition #biometrics #security #privacy
#ACLU Sues After #FacialRecognition Falsely Identifies #Florida Man As a Child Abductor
#privacy #biometrics #rights #security
ACLU Sues After Facial Recognition Falsely Identifies Florida Man As a Child Abductor - Slashdot
fjo3 shares a report from Reason: Police arrested a man in Florida for attempted child abduction in a town he had never visited, and the only evidence linking him to the crime was an AI facial recognition hit. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), he is now suing the officers and...
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ZDNet: Wearables produce huge amounts of health data – and doctors are struggling to keep up. “While wearables are often marketed with big promises of how data can lead to a healthier, more optimized life, the reality is far more complicated for the patients and doctors who want to figure out what these insights mean and how to use them.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/11/zdnet-wearables-produce-huge-amounts-of-health-data-and-doctors-are-struggling-to-keep-up/
ZDNet: Wearables produce huge amounts of health data – and doctors are struggling to keep up
ZDNet: Wearables produce huge amounts of health data – and doctors are struggling to keep up. “While wearables are often marketed with big promises of how data can lead to a healthier, …
Appeals board upholds 4 FaceTec biometric liveness detection patents
ICE moves to keep Parsons embedded in HSI overseas biometric alert program
Frontex warns EES border queues could persist for another two years
The New OilAs #OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says
