Perspectives on the intersection of technology and privacy.
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What does a dangerous suitcase look like?
Security theater is when we do things because they make us feel safer, even when they don't work.
Face Recognition for Payments?
Is biometric face recognition a technology that is mature enough to be used for payments? Like all security methods, there is no easy answer.
Security versus Security Theater
In general, people are terrible at assessing risk. We intuitively associate familiar with safe and unfamiliar with dangerous. When bad things happen, we want someone to do something, even if it’s not helpful. This generally isn’t a good thing.