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Verkada hacked

2021-03-10 18:10:17.884382+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Yeah, regulating facial recognition these days is like trying to regulate hammers: Hacked Surveillance Camera Firm Shows Staggering Scale of Facial Recognition.

Hackers have broken into Verkada, a popular surveillance and facial recognition camera company, and managed to access live feeds of thousands of cameras across the world, as well as siphon a Verkada customer list. The breach shows the astonishing reach of facial recognition-enabled cameras in ordinary workplaces, bars, parking lots, schools, stores, and more.

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