The Estonian government is to collect the DNA of 100,000 citizens to provide them with personalised health and lifestyle advice. Nearly eight per cent of the country’s 1.3 million population will supply blood samples for the unprecedented programme, which aims to minimise health problems by warning participants most at risk of conditions such as cardiovascular…
The Trump administration has said it wants to start collecting the social media history of nearly everyone seeking a visa to enter the US. The proposal, which comes from the state department, would require most visa applicants to give details of their Facebook and Twitter accounts. They would have to disclose all social media…
NEW YORK — Fingerprints can unlock doors, phones and more, but are consumers ready to pay with them? Visa, the financial services giant, thinks so. The company, which backs credit, debit and prepaid cards, has started pilot tests of cards that have a built-in fingerprint reader. Users place their finger on the sensor area…