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BIOMETRICS

24.4M Filipinos use national ID to open GCash accounts: PSA

24.4M Filipinos use national ID to open GCash accounts: PSA

AI one of the top sources of risk to enterprises; AI threats to ‘human rights’

AI one of the top sources of risk to enterprises; AI threats to ‘human rights’

Nigerian president calls for 95% digital ID coverage by year-end

Nigerian president calls for 95% digital ID coverage by year-end

Masking protest: AI-enabled surveillance is a global ID issue for law enforcement

Masking protest: AI-enabled surveillance is a global ID issue for law enforcement

OSD granted patent for biometric barcode security and authentication

OSD granted patent for biometric barcode security and authentication

Indonesia’s IKD digital ID passes 20.5M users

Indonesia’s IKD digital ID passes 20.5M users

Partnership widens Persona IDV availability for US colleges

Partnership widens Persona IDV availability for US colleges

  • #AI
  • #Biometrics
  • #Education
  • #Ethics
  • #Neuroscience
  • #Robotics
  • #Science
  • #Technology

Robotics

Robots in society, business and culture: August 2026

Robots in society, business and culture: August 2026

Building and programming autonomous robots at the York Micromaze Hackathon

Building and programming autonomous robots at the York Micromaze Hackathon

A.I.

Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations

Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations

AI one of the top sources of risk to enterprises; AI threats to ‘human rights’

AI one of the top sources of risk to enterprises; AI threats to ‘human rights’

OpenAI and Microsoft Admit LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

OpenAI and Microsoft Admit LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

AI Agent Platform Reinvents Spam, Floods Inboxes Worldwide

AI Agent Platform Reinvents Spam, Floods Inboxes Worldwide

Neuroscience

Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Restores Brain Circuitry in Living Mice

Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Restores Brain Circuitry in Living Mice

Converging Molecular Signatures of Autism Genes in the Brain

Converging Molecular Signatures of Autism Genes in the Brain

Central Genetic Switch Controls Long-Distance Axon Navigation

Central Genetic Switch Controls Long-Distance Axon Navigation

Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging

Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging

Brain Activity Predicts Risky Choices Half a Second Before They Are Made

Brain Activity Predicts Risky Choices Half a Second Before They Are Made

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Posted on 09.02.202609.03.2026

When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study

Posted on 09.02.202609.03.2026

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Posted on 08.24.202608.26.2026

LAW

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People
#Behavior #Business #Crime #Data #Law

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People

09.17.2026
Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable
#Crime #Ethics #Law

Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable

09.15.2026
Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses
#Biometrics #Business #Ethics #Law

Meta sued over alleged facial recognition training for smart glasses

09.07.2026
Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
#Ethics #Government #Law #USA

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

09.03.2026
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
#AI #Ethics #Law #USA

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

09.02.2026
Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don’t Destroy Them
#Behavior #Law

Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don’t Destroy Them

09.02.2026

24.4M Filipinos use national ID to open GCash accounts: PSA

24.4M Filipinos use national ID to open GCash accounts: PSA

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says more than 24 million Filipinos have successfully verified their identities and opened […]

Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations

Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations

We start this week with Joseph’s story about the people who are reading real ChatGPT users’ prompts and […]

AI one of the top sources of risk to enterprises; AI threats to ‘human rights’

AI one of the top sources of risk to enterprises; AI threats to ‘human rights’

Security teams are grappling with change stemming from enterprises adopting AI. Whilst with great and challenging repercussions in […]

Nigerian president calls for 95% digital ID coverage by year-end

Nigerian president calls for 95% digital ID coverage by year-end

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has asked the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to capitalize on the […]

University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Allegedly Wiped Phone Before DHS Could Search It

University Rescinds Job Offer to Activist Who Allegedly Wiped Phone Before DHS Could Search It

Georgia State University has rescinded a job offer given to a high profile activist who is currently fighting […]

Masking protest: AI-enabled surveillance is a global ID issue for law enforcement

Masking protest: AI-enabled surveillance is a global ID issue for law enforcement

By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Biometrically speaking, our faces don’t give much away. […]

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ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations

Podcast: Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Conversations

Posted on 09.17.2026
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

Posted on 09.16.2026
Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable

Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable

Posted on 09.15.2026
Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers

Time Has Run Out for AI Risk Deniers

Posted on 09.14.2026
Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats

Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats

Posted on 09.14.2026
Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’

Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’

Posted on 09.14.2026

BUSINESS

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People
09.17.2026

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People

Flock created a fake police department called “Flock City PD” that it used to search a series of live automated...

Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

09.16.2026
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent

09.09.2026
Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent

Microsoft launches Age API, following OS-level declared age range model

09.09.2026
Microsoft launches Age API, following OS-level declared age range model

NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo

09.09.2026
NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo

CRIME

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People
09.17.2026

‘Flock City PD:’ The Fake Flock-Owned ‘Police Department’ That Searched Real Cameras for Real People

Flock created a fake police department called “Flock City PD” that it used to search a series of live automated...

Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable

09.15.2026
Charges Against Man Who Destroyed 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera Drastically Reduced After State Admits It Was Not Very Valuable

Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’

09.14.2026
Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’

New York Seizes 12 Celebrity Deepfake Websites

09.14.2026
New York Seizes 12 Celebrity Deepfake Websites

IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale

09.09.2026
IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale

USA

Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
09.16.2026

Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’
09.14.2026

Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’

New York Seizes 12 Celebrity Deepfake Websites
09.14.2026

New York Seizes 12 Celebrity Deepfake Websites

‘We Did Not Invite You.’ Citizens Rage at Town Hall Over Proposed Nuclear AI Data Center
09.11.2026

‘We Did Not Invite You.’ Citizens Rage at Town Hall Over Proposed Nuclear AI Data Center

Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras

Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras

09.09.2026
Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment

Hollywood gives indiscriminate live facial recognition the superhero treatment

09.09.2026
Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent

Seventh Sense biometrics, PKI-based chat privacy protections granted US patent

09.09.2026
Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason

Channel 5 Gave Hunter Biden a List of Its Subscribers’ Emails for Some Reason

09.09.2026
A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

09.08.2026
Utah launches Digital Apostille Process

Utah launches Digital Apostille Process

09.07.2026
Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters

09.03.2026

WORLD

OpenAI and Microsoft Admit LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

OpenAI and Microsoft Admit LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

09.17.2026

Executives working on AI at Microsoft and OpenAI admitted what its critics have been saying all along: Large language models...

AI Agent Platform Reinvents Spam, Floods Inboxes Worldwide
09.15.2026

AI Agent Platform Reinvents Spam, Floods Inboxes Worldwide

Australia shifts online safety debate from age checks to platform accountability
09.09.2026

Australia shifts online safety debate from age checks to platform accountability

NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo
09.09.2026

NEC, SoftBank launch face biometrics payments pilot in Tokyo


DIG DEEPER

AI Companies Begin to Align Around Slowdown
3 days ago

AI Companies Begin to Align Around Slowdown

Meta Just Settled for  Billion. Here’s What That Means for You.
2 weeks ago

Meta Just Settled for $18 Billion. Here’s What That Means for You.

How to deal with the data center dilemma
2 weeks ago

How to deal with the data center dilemma

Higgsfield Genjutsu Just Changed AI Video Forever
2 weeks ago

Higgsfield Genjutsu Just Changed AI Video Forever

Where to Start AI Coding if You’re Not Yet
3 weeks ago

Where to Start AI Coding if You’re Not Yet

VIDEODROME

ChatGPT-6 Astra: Almost Human or Just Hyped?
4 days ago

ChatGPT-6 Astra: Almost Human or Just Hyped?

OpenAI GPT-6 Astra vs Anthropic Fable 5.1 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
2 weeks ago

OpenAI GPT-6 Astra vs Anthropic Fable 5.1 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash

Japanese ATOM Robot Demos Shocking AI, Omni 1.1 Flash, OpenAI Astra
3 weeks ago

Japanese ATOM Robot Demos Shocking AI, Omni 1.1 Flash, OpenAI Astra

How We Deal with Rogue AI
3 weeks ago

How We Deal with Rogue AI

5 Rules for AI Writing
3 weeks ago

5 Rules for AI Writing


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