Your Face, Their Algorithm: Why a 1-in-a-Million ID Check Fails 100x More Often on Some People

Your Face, Their Algorithm: Why a 1-in-a-Million ID Check Fails 100x More Often on Some People

Imagine two people standing side by side. They hand the exact same facial recognition system the exact same kind of photo. For one of them, the system is wrong about a hundred times more often than for the other. And the Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-face-their-algorithm-why-a-1-in-a-million-id-check-fails-100x-more-often-on

Your Face Is About to Approve a $50,000 Wire. Scammers Already Know It.

The next big scam won't ask for your password. It'll ask you to verify your work identity — right on your phone. And most people won't be able to tell the fake from the real thing. If you've ever tapped your phone to ap Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-face-is-about-to-approve-a-50-000-wire-scammers-already-know-it

Your Meeting Room AI Has Been Grading Your Face. Europe Just Made It a Crime.

That smart camera in your last video meeting? In Europe, if it was reading your face to guess whether you looked bored, tired, or unconvinced — that's now illegal. Not frowned upon. Not against company policy. Against the Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-meeting-room-ai-has-been-grading-your-face-europe-just-made-it-a-crime

Your Phone Is About to Buzz With a Fake Login — Here's What to Do

A phishing platform called EvilTokens broke into more than three hundred and forty Microsoft companies in just five weeks. And every one of those break-ins happened after the victim typed the right password and approved t Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-phone-is-about-to-buzz-with-a-fake-login-heres-what-to-do

Fingerprint, Face, Iris, Palm: 4 Things "Biometric Scan" Really Means Before You Hand Yours Over

When you unlock your phone with your face, then press your thumb to a reader at work, you're not using two versions of the same technology. You're using two completely different biological systems — measured in completely different ways, with Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/fingerprint-face-iris-palm-4-things-biometric-scan-really-means-before-you-hand-