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4 October 2026

• 13:2113:21, 4 October 2026 Persona (hist | edit) [524 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=> https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Persona == See also == * Yoti * k-ID")
• 12:4112:41, 4 October 2026 Victoria Government quarantine app (Australia) (hist | edit) [1,798 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "From [https://mynbc15.com/news/coronavirus/new-program-tracks-quarantining-australians-via-app-requires-selfies-for-proof mynbc15.com] and [https://krcrtv.com/news/coronavirus/new-program-tracks-quarantining-australians-via-app-requires-selfies-for-proof krcrtv.com]: : Australia’s second-most populous state, '''Victoria''', has begun piloting a home quarantine tracking program that randomly calls those quarantining at home and requests a selfie from them within five m...")
• 12:3412:34, 4 October 2026 Home Quarantine SA (Australia) (hist | edit) [1,119 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "From [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/pandemic-australia-still-liberal-democracy/619940/ The Atlantic]: : Intrastate travel within Australia is also severely restricted. And the government of South Australia, one of the country’s six states, developed and is now testing an app as Orwellian as any in the free world to enforce its quarantine rules. Returning travelers quarantining at home will be forced to download an app that combines facial recogniti...")
• 12:2912:29, 4 October 2026 Home Quarantine (Poland) (hist | edit) [805 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "From [https://archive.ph/pL2ze Business Insider]: : '''Poland is making people send selfies to prove they're quarantining correctly''' : On March 20 the Polish government announced the release of a new app called "Home Quarantine." The point of the app is to make sure people who are supposed to be quarantining themselves for 14 days stay in place. : To use the app first you have to register a selfie, it then sends periodic requests for geo-located selfies. If the user...")

3 October 2026

• 23:3523:35, 3 October 2026 InfoTrack (hist | edit) [1,438 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''InfoTrack''' is a British software company providing various services to solicitors who deal with property transactions. https://www.infotrack.co.uk/solutions/conveyancing/verification-of-identity/")
• 23:1823:18, 3 October 2026 K-ID (hist | edit) [655 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''k-ID''' (https://k-id.com) is a Singaporean identity verification company that provides facial recognition technology to online platforms, most notably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord Discord].")
• 23:1023:10, 3 October 2026 Yoti (hist | edit) [634 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Yoti''' is a British company providing facial recognition services to online platforms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoti")
• 19:4119:41, 3 October 2026 Fingerprinting in Schools (hist | edit) [6,450 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is a '''name-and-shame''' list of schools that collect fingerprints from children. == London == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8593727.stm Capital City Academy, Willesden] == See also == * Restaurants and Bars") originally created as "Schools"
• 18:3618:36, 3 October 2026 Web Browsers (hist | edit) [1,780 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== LibreWolf == Just use [https://librewolf.net/ LibreWolf]. It's Firefox with all the bloat removed and uBlock Origin pre-installed.")
• 18:0718:07, 3 October 2026 International travel (hist | edit) [4,502 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Going on holiday anytime soon? Many countries will take your fingerprints at the border and you'll be denied entry if you refuse. Check this list if you're considering going anywhere. {| class="wikitable" ! Country ! Fingerprints? |- | United States | ⚠️ Has been taking the fingerprints of everyone entering on a non-American passport since 2004. |- | European Union<br />(Schengen area - excludes Ireland) | ⚠️ Has been taking the fingerprints of everyone...")
• 17:2017:20, 3 October 2026 Banks (hist | edit) [3,847 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Biometric requirements (usually facial recognition) for opening an account with various banks and building societies. == Barclays == Tried to switch in August 2026 for a switch bonus valid only for opening an account in the mobile app. Phone number required, and then they wanted to scan my face in the mobile app. The alternative option they provided was to go into a branch to show your ID. I went into a branch and was told I needed to book an appointment for this. I boo...")
• 17:1017:10, 3 October 2026 Flock Safety (hist | edit) [45 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=> https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Flock_Safety")
• 14:4914:49, 3 October 2026 Registering a UK Company (hist | edit) [4,166 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Since 2024, it has become a legal requirement that all directors of UK companies must have their faces scanned for ID verification. https://changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk/identity-verification/")
• 14:3814:38, 3 October 2026 Interesting Links (hist | edit) [1,214 bytes] Chalk (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== 2024 == * [https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/no-facial-recognition-no-problem No facial recognition? No problem! How London Bridge tested tech to track individuals inside the station] (takes.jamesomalley.co.uk)")

2 October 2026

• 21:3221:32, 2 October 2026 Restaurants and Bars (hist | edit) [3,061 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "We're naming-and-shaming restaurants, bars and music venues that force people to have their ID scanned into huge surveillance databases operated by companies like Patronscan. This sort of thing is most common for alcohol-serving venues that are open late or 24 hours. Check this list before you head out somewhere, though be cautious since places that do scan IDs might not be listed here yet! If you spot this, take photos to use as a reference! == London == * VQ (Blo...")
• 20:5620:56, 2 October 2026 Patronscan (hist | edit) [1,468 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Patronscan''' is an American company that some night clubs require all visitors to have their ID scanned by, which is then uploaded into a shared database. Widely used in Brighton, where the local government strongly pressures venues into adopting it, though places in London also do this. == In the news == * [https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10735201.ID_scan_scheme_for_Brighton_nightclubs/ ID scan scheme for Brighton nightclubs] * [https://instituteoflicensing.org/net...")
• 20:3720:37, 2 October 2026 Facewatch (hist | edit) [2,074 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Facewatch''' is a British company that operates a centralised network of facial recognition cameras used in supermarkets and independent shops.")
• 20:2220:22, 2 October 2026 Avoiding Facial Recognition (hist | edit) [7,031 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Always wear a face mask! == Types of Camera == One core thing to know about the types of cameras that are used to perform FR is that there are two distinct types or modes of FR. Many cameras are capable of both modes, but can only be in one mode at once. These modes are typical CCTV "visual-light", and IR-reflecting "night-vision". The reason a distinction must be made between these is that but === Visual-light cameras === Visual-light cameras can only see what the ey...")
• 20:1620:16, 2 October 2026 Phone number registration (hist | edit) [894 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "thumb|Countries shown in red have compulsory SIM card registration The vast majority of countries in the world require phone numbers to be tied to your legal identity. The UK is one of the only countries where you can just walk into a shop and buy a SIM card with cash without it being linked to your ID. Considering that a large number of mainstream internet services require phone number verification nowadays (including most of the p...")
• 20:0920:09, 2 October 2026 United States (hist | edit) [644 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''United States''' requires all visitors entering on a non-American passport to have their fingerprints taken at the border. Yuck! Combined with similar requirements from the European Union and plenty of other countries, this means anyone who travels internationally will probably end up having their fingerprints taken by governments they didn't vote for.")
• 19:3119:31, 2 October 2026 European Union (hist | edit) [4,485 bytes] Admin (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Mandatory fingerprinting of citizens == '''Regulation (EC) 2252/2004''' and '''Regulation (EU) 2019/1157''' mandate that all biometric passports and identity cards issued by EU member states must contain at least two fingerprints. The United Kingdom and Ireland - both outside the Schengen free travel area - were given opt-outs. ''Conveniently'', a lot of European countries also mandate that everyone must have an ID card. Even without this, one of these identity docum...")