Moscow metro launches face recognition payments
Moscow on Friday rolled out a facial recognition payment system in the city's metro system, part of a rapid expansion of the controversial technology in Russia.
Oct 15, 2021
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Security
Researchers recover 75,000 'deleted' files from pre-owned USB drives
Highly sensitive tax returns, contracts and bank statements were among 75,000 "deleted" files recovered by cybersecurity researchers as part of an Abertay University investigation into the risks of selling used USB drives ...
Nov 4, 2020
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DarkBERT learns language of the Dark Web
Two types of people thrive in the distant hidden recesses of the Dark Web. One type consists of the good guys: whistleblowers, freedom fighters, journalists, the intelligence community and law enforcement agencies, all generally ...
Computer Sciences
Exploring GPT-3's 'artificial intelligence' from a psychologist's point of view
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen have examined the general intelligence of the language model GPT-3, a powerful AI tool. Using psychological tests, they studied competencies ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Black Friday online shopping: How to up your cybersecurity game and protect your identity
Online shopping is more popular than ever, with global e-commerce sales expected to hit $5.5 trillion in 2022, according to eMarketer.
Nov 25, 2022
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Singapore's world-first face scan plan sparks privacy fears
Singapore will become the world's first country to use facial verification in its national ID scheme, but privacy advocates are alarmed by what they say is an intrusive system vulnerable to abuse.
Oct 18, 2020
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Business
Washington embraces cash-free living—but at what cost?
As the US capital traded stifling summer heat for cool autumn breezes, signs began appearing at bus stops, asking Washington commuters: what do you think about buses going cash-free?
Oct 28, 2018
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Polish firm's drones, from lifesaver to invisible model, take to the skies
Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and moments later disappears into the sky in southern Poland.
Nov 28, 2019
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UK-led police operation busts phone scammers who targeted millions
UK police on Thursday said their biggest ever counter-fraud operation had disrupted an international criminal network targeting hundreds of thousands of victims in millions of spam phone calls.
Nov 24, 2022
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Deepfakes expose vulnerabilities in certain facial recognition technology
Mobile devices use facial recognition technology to help users quickly and securely unlock their phones, make a financial transaction or access medical records. But facial recognition technologies that employ a specific user-detection ...
Aug 12, 2022
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