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A Defacto National ID from ID.me

Phil Windley

Turns out that’s not true… Whether you are a fan of or hate the idea of a national ID, ID.me I don’t think having a private third party run the national ID system is a good idea. One of the Slack messages reportedly said “We could disable the 1:many face search, but then lose a valuable fraud-fighting tool. backtracked.

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Alaska Airlines will remove kiosks, install iPads, and use facial recognition to streamline lobbies

GeekWire

Alaska Airlines’ new iPad-based bag tag stations will let passengers scan their boarding passes rather than manually enter codes. “Your face actually becomes your ID and your boarding pass at the end of the day.” Alaska plans to use automated bag drops in its remodeled lobbies.

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IRS Using Facial Scanning

Phil Windley

I don't recall doing a face scan. is that the IRS is requiring a live facial scan to match with the photo ID that ID.me When you create a new account with ID.me, you upload some acceptable photo ID first (drivers license or passport). The facial scan is to ensure the person creating the account is the one in the photo ID.

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Technology Short Take 173

Scott Lowe

Russ White laments some of the issues facing network engineering. Quintessence Anx of SPIRL shares some guidance on how to construct SPIFFE IDs. Matt Gowie of MasterPoint explains terraform-null-label and its use in providing more consistent naming and tagging of cloud resources. Natalie Marek educates readers on VPC endpoints.

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Vergecast: Microsoft’s metaverse, Beats Fit Pro review, and Craig Federighi on sideloading

The Verge

Facebook is shutting down its Face Recognition tagging program. The 2022 Volkswagen ID 5 is a sporty electric SUV with over 300 miles of range. Verizon and AT&T delay crucial 5G expansion over aircraft interference concerns. Instagram and Twitter finally make link previews work again.

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Passkeys: Using FIDO for Secure and Easy Authentication

Phil Windley

I liked how she described the security provisions of passkeys (also know as Fast ID Online or FIDO). Sign up using your email (it doesn't have to be a real email address), do whatever your device asks when you click "Save a Passkey" (on my iPhone it does Face ID, on my MacOS laptop, it does Touch ID). Then sign out.

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The new iPad Air makes Apple’s tablet lineup messier by outshining the iPad Pro

The Verge

But nearly all of those benefits, save the higher refresh rate 120Hz screen on the post-2018 iPad Pro models and Face ID, are available on the new Air. The Air also starts much cheaper at $599 compared to the iPad Pro 11-inch’s $799 price tag, and it boasts a faster processor with the A14.

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