PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and members of congress say the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology isn’t private or accurate enough, according to a report by VentureBeat. The FBI began using the software in 2011, and it first became fully operational in September of 2015.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2016

A new study has landed the FBI in hot water when it comes to privacy concerns. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) study, released last Wednesday (June 15), sheds light on a database of more than 411 million photos maintained by the FBI. And as the database gets larger, the accuracy goes down.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

The Apple-FBI encryption saga appears to be tempered — for now — but the debate about what role the federal government has on the subject is just getting started. What this means is that those battles between the DOJ, other law enforcement officials and the tech companies like Apple will likely continue.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2016

Apple, the beloved creator of such devices as the iPod, the iPad and, of course, the game-changing iPhone, has come under scrutiny lately from, of all places, law enforcement agencies. They did not list a specific instance. ” Last month, the U.S. ” Last month, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2016

Apple’s encryption battle against the FBI may have simmered down, but Apple is not backing down on further bolstering the security of its devices. Callas’ appointment comes just weeks after the FBI spent $1.34 and Silent Circle, Reuters reported.

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Clearly Payments

MARCH 4, 2024

The breach not only compromised the security and privacy of millions of individuals but also triggered significant regulatory scrutiny and legal repercussions for CardSystems Solutions, including hefty fines and legal settlements. The operation also involved money laundering tactics to obscure the origins of stolen funds.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sources told Reuters that the international police organization made the decision at its conference in Lyon, France last week to release a version of the resolution introduced by the FBI in the hopes of getting companies to give law enforcement access to user communications when needed.

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