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Zoom's partnership with Sam Altman's iris-scanning company to verify humanness during calls represents an expansion of surveillance technologies into personal communication.

TechnologyPrivacyApr 20, 2026score 0.482 posts · 2 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses Zoom's partnership with Sam Altman's iris-scanning company to offer verification of humanness during calls. This raises concerns about privacy, surveillance, and the ethical implications of biometric data usage.

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Zoom's partnership with Sam Altman's iris-scanning company to verify humanness during calls represents an expansion of surveillance technologies into personal communication.
Parent: SurveillanceEntity: Biometric VerificationImpact: negativeDate: Apr 20, 2026Target: Zoom's partnership with Sam Altman's iris-scanning company to verify humanness during calls

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Zoom Partners With Sam Altman's Iris-Scanning Company To Offer Callers Verifications of Humanness https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/04/20/066225/zoom-partners-with-sam-altmans-iris-scanning-company-to-offer-callers-verifications-of-humanness?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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📰 Zoom Partners With Sam Altman's Iris-Scanning Company To Offer Callers Verifications of Humanness https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/04/20/066225/zoom-partners-with-sam-altmans-iris-scanning-company-to-offer-callers-verifications-of-humanness?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
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