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BIOMETRICS

US Army’s new battlefield biometrics system raises security, data retention questions

US Army’s new battlefield biometrics system raises security, data retention questions

FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation

FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation

TSA audit finds “significant weakness” with facial recognition privacy

TSA audit finds “significant weakness” with facial recognition privacy

Clearview AI spars with UK ICO over facial recognition as monitoring

Clearview AI spars with UK ICO over facial recognition as monitoring

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

The age of interconnected risks

The age of interconnected risks

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

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

Robotics

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry

Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry

A.I.

People Are Using ‘AI Decompiling’ to Hack Their Things

People Are Using ‘AI Decompiling’ to Hack Their Things

Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

Does what we call AI change how we govern it?

Does what we call AI change how we govern it?

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms

Neuroscience

How Your Brain Saves Nostalgia From Scandals

How Your Brain Saves Nostalgia From Scandals

Dietary Lecithin Linked to Lower Cognitive Impairment

Dietary Lecithin Linked to Lower Cognitive Impairment

How to Map Brain Circuits Without Touching a Single Neuron

How to Map Brain Circuits Without Touching a Single Neuron

Cancer Drug Halts Fragile Brain Bleeds

Cancer Drug Halts Fragile Brain Bleeds

Astrocyte Subtypes Drive Synapse Formation and Memory

Astrocyte Subtypes Drive Synapse Formation and Memory

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings
#Behavior #Business #Ethics #Technology #USA

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

11.01.2026
FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation
#Biometrics #Crime #Data #Ethics #Technology #USA

FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation

11.01.2026
Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison
#Behavior #Crime #Data #Ethics #Law

Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison

11.01.2026
The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley
#Data #Ethics #USA

The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley

11.01.2026
When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network
#Behavior #Biometrics #Crime #Data #Ethics

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

10.19.2026
Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway
#Biometrics #Data #Ethics #USA

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

10.19.2026

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

A federal intelligence center warned police that city council meetings about Flock “may be viewed by extremists as […]

US Army’s new battlefield biometrics system raises security, data retention questions

US Army’s new battlefield biometrics system raises security, data retention questions

Procurement records leave questions about protecting biometric data on captured devices, while military retention policies extend beyond a […]

FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation

FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation

FaceTec has teamed up with Police & Sheriffs Press to bring biometric security to police identity cards across […]

Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison

Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison

Amanda Smith answered the door one afternoon in April and came face to face with the local Sheriff’s […]

The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley

The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley

Alissa Quart These would-be rebels in Northern Virginia joined the fight against data centers mostly to stop the […]

How Your Brain Saves Nostalgia From Scandals

How Your Brain Saves Nostalgia From Scandals

Can you separate the art from the artist? A new study shows our brains do it automatically: when […]

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USA

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

Posted on 11.01.2026
US Army’s new battlefield biometrics system raises security, data retention questions

US Army’s new battlefield biometrics system raises security, data retention questions

Posted on 11.01.2026
FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation

FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation

Posted on 11.01.2026
The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley

The Accidental Activists of Data Center Alley

Posted on 11.01.2026
Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

Texas Said It Would Halt Data Center Permits. The State is Pushing Ahead Anyway

Posted on 10.19.2026
Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

Posted on 10.19.2026

BUSINESS

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings
11.01.2026

Cops Warned to Look for ‘Suspicious Behavior’ From People Opposing Flock at City Council Meetings

A federal intelligence center warned police that city council meetings about Flock “may be viewed by extremists as a desirable...

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

10.19.2026
How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

US State Department awards Paravision up to $6.5M for digital identity assurance

10.17.2026
US State Department awards Paravision up to .5M for digital identity assurance

ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

10.15.2026
ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

10.14.2026
Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

CRIME

FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation
11.01.2026

FaceTec partners with Police & Sheriffs Press to fight law enforcement impersonation

FaceTec has teamed up with Police & Sheriffs Press to bring biometric security to police identity cards across the country....

Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison

11.01.2026
Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison

When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

10.19.2026
When neighbourhood watch becomes a biometric surveillance network

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

10.19.2026
How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

10.19.2026
Police Say Scammers Used AI to Clone a Sheriff’s Voice

LAW

Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison
11.01.2026

Someone Opened a CashApp In Her Name. She Faces Years in Prison

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’
10.19.2026

Florida Attorney General sues Discord, claims messaging site is ‘public nuisance’

Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training
10.15.2026

Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents
10.13.2026

Brivas sues Match Group alleging use of FaceTec liveness detection violates 8 patents

Cops can creep on Airbnb

Cops can creep on Airbnb

10.12.2026
AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo

10.12.2026
Biometrics industry urges Congress to expand border screening, set limits on traveler profiling

Biometrics industry urges Congress to expand border screening, set limits on traveler profiling

10.09.2026
Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

10.09.2026
Finland prepares for European digital ID wallets ahead of legislative launch

Finland prepares for European digital ID wallets ahead of legislative launch

10.08.2026
Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

10.08.2026

WORLD

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

How a Massive Chinese Crime Ring Hacked Staples to Steal Millions

10.19.2026

A Chinese organized crime hacked into retail giant Staples, used that access to fraudulently issue millions of dollars worth of...

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot
10.15.2026

There’s Nothing Mysterious or Unusual About the Viral German Sexual Harassment Robot

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification
10.13.2026

Companies House secures its first convictions for failure to comply with ID verification

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement
10.13.2026

UK sets rules for live facial recognition in immigration enforcement


DIG DEEPER

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer
2 weeks ago

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer

Will robots do our housework?
4 weeks ago

Will robots do our housework?

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid
4 weeks ago

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid

VIDEODROME

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms
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Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World
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AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch
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New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch


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