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BIOMETRICS

Unico offers facial biometrics for Brazil’s mandatory SIM registration

Unico offers facial biometrics for Brazil’s mandatory SIM registration

Herta joins €14M Spanish police forensic AI projects

Herta joins €14M Spanish police forensic AI projects

Australia’s High Court weighs free speech challenge to social media age law

Australia’s High Court weighs free speech challenge to social media age law

Google proposes using digital credentials for secure account recovery

Google proposes using digital credentials for secure account recovery

America is building an online ID system by lawsuit

America is building an online ID system by lawsuit

Kosovo launches national digital ID wallet, e-signatures ahead of EUDI alignment

Kosovo launches national digital ID wallet, e-signatures ahead of EUDI alignment

UK plan to use LFR for immigration control tests limit of proportionality

UK plan to use LFR for immigration control tests limit of proportionality

  • #AI
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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.

‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy

‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy

AI agents enter government, putting identity and accountability to the test

AI agents enter government, putting identity and accountability to the test

David Sacks’s Sack of Lies

David Sacks’s Sack of Lies

Banks prepare for AI agents, but consumers hesitate to hand over control

Banks prepare for AI agents, but consumers hesitate to hand over control

Neuroscience

Looksmaxxing Trend Poses Health Risks for Young Men

Looksmaxxing Trend Poses Health Risks for Young Men

How “Pink Noise” in Conversation Makes Chats Enjoyable

How “Pink Noise” in Conversation Makes Chats Enjoyable

Can Obesity Drugs Protect the Brain?

Can Obesity Drugs Protect the Brain?

Estrogen Exposure Shields the Aging Brain

Estrogen Exposure Shields the Aging Brain

The Acoustic Science of What Makes a Great Singer

The Acoustic Science of What Makes a Great Singer

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

UK unveils plan for police facial recognition guardrails and oversight
#Biometrics #Data #Ethics #Law #World

UK unveils plan for police facial recognition guardrails and oversight

11.05.2026
‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy
#AI #Business #Data #Ethics #Politics #USA

‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy

11.05.2026
AI agents enter government, putting identity and accountability to the test
#AI #Biometrics #Ethics #Government

AI agents enter government, putting identity and accountability to the test

11.05.2026
Digital Clones, Real Money: How athletes are trying to cash in on AI
#AI #AV #Ethics

Digital Clones, Real Money: How athletes are trying to cash in on AI

11.02.2026
What is AI doing to our brains?
#AI #AV2 #Ethics

What is AI doing to our brains?

11.02.2026
How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City
#AV #Crime #Ethics

How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City

11.02.2026

Unico offers facial biometrics for Brazil’s mandatory SIM registration

Unico offers facial biometrics for Brazil’s mandatory SIM registration

Brazilian identity verification provider Unico is offering its facial biometrics and liveness detection technology to help mobile operators […]

Herta joins €14M Spanish police forensic AI projects

Herta joins €14M Spanish police forensic AI projects

Spanish facial recognition provider Herta Security is part of a consortium developing two AI-based forensic investigation systems for […]

Australia’s High Court weighs free speech challenge to social media age law

Australia’s High Court weighs free speech challenge to social media age law

Australia’s social media minimum age law is facing a constitutional challenge in the High Court this week, with […]

Google proposes using digital credentials for secure account recovery

Google proposes using digital credentials for secure account recovery

Google is developing an account recovery method using digital identity credentials to address security weaknesses in traditional recovery […]

America is building an online ID system by lawsuit

America is building an online ID system by lawsuit

By Raj Ananthanpillai, CEO, Trua Meta has made roughly $5.3 billion of its $18 billion settlement with state […]

Looksmaxxing Trend Poses Health Risks for Young Men

Looksmaxxing Trend Poses Health Risks for Young Men

Can the pursuit of a chiseled jawline lead to self-harm? A commentary in the Journal of Adolescent Health […]

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USA

American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers

American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers

Posted on 11.05.2026
‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy

‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy

Posted on 11.05.2026
David Sacks’s Sack of Lies

David Sacks’s Sack of Lies

Posted on 11.05.2026
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

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

BUSINESS

Revenue-sharing, data sovereignty concerns arise from Liberia ID card concession
11.05.2026

Revenue-sharing, data sovereignty concerns arise from Liberia ID card concession

A Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreement to upgrade Liberia's national biometric ID infrastructure which is in parliament for scrutiny has sparked...

‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy

11.05.2026
‘There Is One Fight’: American Voters Reject Tech Oligarchy

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

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

CRIME

Western Australia live facial recognition trial results:1.4M faces, 122 arrests
11.05.2026

Western Australia live facial recognition trial results:1.4M faces, 122 arrests

Western Australia’s trial of live facial recognition has now concluded. According to a government release, the five-month trial, supported by...

Amadeus discloses data exposure incident affecting APAC airlines

11.04.2026
Amadeus discloses data exposure incident affecting APAC airlines

How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City

11.02.2026
How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City

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

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

LAW

UK unveils plan for police facial recognition guardrails and oversight
11.05.2026

UK unveils plan for police facial recognition guardrails and oversight

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

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

10.13.2026
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

WORLD

UK plan to use LFR for immigration control tests limit of proportionality

UK plan to use LFR for immigration control tests limit of proportionality

11.05.2026

The revelation that the UK government plans to use live facial recognition technology for “general immigration enforcement” raises foundational questions...

UK unveils plan for police facial recognition guardrails and oversight
11.05.2026

UK unveils plan for police facial recognition guardrails and oversight

Western Australia live facial recognition trial results:1.4M faces, 122 arrests
11.05.2026

Western Australia live facial recognition trial results:1.4M faces, 122 arrests

DDoS attack on DigiD exposes fragility of Dutch government login backbone
11.05.2026

DDoS attack on DigiD exposes fragility of Dutch government login backbone


DIG DEEPER

Digital Clones, Real Money: How athletes are trying to cash in on AI
5 days ago

Digital Clones, Real Money: How athletes are trying to cash in on AI

How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City
5 days ago

How Criminal Gangs Are Stealing Homes in Mexico City

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

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer

VIDEODROME

What is AI doing to our brains?
5 days ago

What is AI doing to our brains?

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms
3 weeks ago

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms


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