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Fast-food chain Wendy’s will pay some of its current and former workers hundreds of dollars each after it agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged the company collected their biometrics without following the privacy regulations it was bound to by Illinois law. At the heart of the issue, according to those who brought …
The social media platform formerly known as Twitter can now harvest your biometric data and DNA. A new update quietly added to the platform’s privacy policy says that X now has permission to harvest its users’ fingerprints, retinal scans, voice and face recognition and keystroke patterns. The update would mean that anyone who uses fingerprint …
The Secret Service is carrying out fingerprint and DNA analysis of a bag of cocaine found at the White House to track down its owner. It comes after the Biden family showed a united front on the Truman balcony for Independence day inviting recovering drug addict Hunter Biden and the rest of the clan to …