Personalized Video Ads by Film Star Highlight the Risks and Rewards of Deepfake Technology
Thousands of Indians are making adverts where an AI version of famous actor Shah Rukh Khan says the name of their business.
US City Ends Public Use of Facial Recognition by Private Sector
Residents of Portland can demand $1,000 in damages for each day their new rights are violated. The impact will extend beyond Portland.
Tanzania Restricts Number of SIMs per Customer
Subscribers will need to write to the regulator if they want more than one phone line from the same operator.
Nok Nok Wins Glomo Award for Mobile Authentication and Security
The winners leverage biometrics for standards-driven authentication of users.
Dealer Commits Fraud Using Fake Fingerprints
6,000 Vodafone SIMs were activated by creating bogus fingerprints using data downloaded from India’s national biometric database.
How Biometrics Fights Fraud and Serves Customers
Identifying customers by asking questions is a risk because the answers are also known to internal fraudsters. Safaricom will use voice biometrics to reduce fraud and boost service.