Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Tropical Storm Bill/ Commercial Facial Recognition/ Federal Employee Data Theft

Missoulian: The Latest: Tropical Storm Bill about to make Texas landfall
Tropical Storm Bill approaches Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico
“Tropical Storm Bill is approaching the Texas coast with winds at 60 mph with higher gusts. The primary threat from Tropical Storm Bill is heavy rainfall, leading to widespread flash flooding through midweek across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.” 

Missoulian: Push for facial recognition privacy standards hits roadblock
Privacy Multistakeholder Process: Facial Recognition Technology
“This web page provides details on the NTIA-convened privacy multistakeholder process regarding the commercial use of facial recognition technology. On December 3, 2013, NTIA announced that the goal of the second multistakeholder process is to develop a voluntary, enforceable code of conduct that specifies how the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights applies to facial recognition technology in the commercial context.”


Missoulian: Fed personnel agency admits history of security problems
Information About the Recent Cybersecurity Incident
“Through the course of the ongoing investigation into the cyber intrusion that compromised personnel records of current and former Federal employees announced on June 4, OPM has recently discovered that additional systems were compromised. These systems included those that contain information related to the background investigations of current, former, and prospective Federal government employees, as well as other individuals for whom a Federal background investigation was conducted.”

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