Sick Kid, Dead Scanner: When Your Fingerprint Becomes Your Only Way Into the Clinic

Your ID Check Just Failed — and It's Almost Never Because of You

You've probably been there. You point your phone at your driver's license, snap a selfie, and the app says — rejected. And in that moment, your stomach drops a little, like the system just accused you Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-id-check-just-failed-and-its-almost-never-because-of-you

A Robot Just Rejected You for a Job. In August, It Has to Tell You Why.

A computer read your résumé. It said no. And right now — in most of the world — nobody has to tell you why. Not the company. Not the software vendor. Not a single human being. That's about to change fo Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/a-robot-just-rejected-you-for-a-job-in-august-it-has-to-tell-you-why

Sick Kid, Dead Scanner: When Your Fingerprint Becomes Your Only Way Into the Clinic

Picture a parent carrying a feverish child into a clinic at night. They reach the desk, and the only way in is a fingerprint scanner. But the parent's hands are cracked from work, and the machine won' Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/sick-kid-dead-scanner-when-your-fingerprint-becomes-your-only-way-into-the-clini

Your Face Is Forever. Your Boss's Insurance Isn't.

You clock in for work by pressing your finger to a scanner. Or you smile at a camera that logs your shift. You probably never thought twice about it. But that fingerprint, that fa Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/your-face-is-forever-your-bosss-insurance-isnt

That 94% Facial Recognition Match? The Camera Already Lied.

Picture a face turning up in a database search with a ninety-four percent match. That sounds like certainty. But that number can be wrong before a single line of matching software ever runs — because Read the full article: https://www.caracomp.com/podcasts/that-94-facial-recognition-match-the-camera-already-lied