S.T.O.P. Warns 23andMe Breach Shows Danger Of Biometric Payment Tools
December 06, 2023
December 06, 2023
NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2023:
Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, warned that the breach of 6.9 million profiles hacked from genetic testing company 23andMe shows the danger of the growing rush to adopt biometric payment systems and other forms of biometric collection. Hackers gained access to customers' geographic locat . . .
Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, warned that the breach of 6.9 million profiles hacked from genetic testing company 23andMe shows the danger of the growing rush to adopt biometric payment systems and other forms of biometric collection. Hackers gained access to customers' geographic locat . . .