Disneyland has begun using facial recognition technology on visitors, marking a significant expansion of biometric surveillance at the popular theme park. The system, which started operating this week, scans the faces of guests as they enter the park, according to a report from WIRED.
The move comes amid growing concerns over privacy and data security, as Disney joins a handful of theme parks and entertainment venues adopting facial recognition for access control and security purposes. The company has not disclosed how long it stores facial data or whether visitors can opt out of the scans.
In other security news this week, a gunman attempted to enter the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., while President Donald Trump and other officials were present. The suspect, identified as 31-year-old engineer Cole Tomas Allen, was arrested and faces federal charges including attempting to assassinate the president.
The FIDO Alliance, along with Google and Mastercard, announced new working groups to develop standards for authenticating transactions initiated by AI agents. Meanwhile, OpenAI introduced an advanced security mode for ChatGPT and Codex accounts facing elevated risk.
New research revealed that 90,000 screenshots from a European celebrity's phone were exposed online, highlighting ongoing risks in personal data security.