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BIOMETRICS

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

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

What proof of human presence must mean when AI agents ask for approval

What proof of human presence must mean when AI agents ask for approval

NIST sets new accuracy threshold for entry into 1:N face recognition evaluation

NIST sets new accuracy threshold for entry into 1:N face recognition evaluation

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

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

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

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

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Category: #ChatGPT

How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email

How ChatGPT Targets Ads To You Based On Your Prompts, Phone Number, and Email

OpenAI lets anyone inject ads into ChatGPT users’ sessions, targeting specific groups of people based on their email […]

ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

There is a lot of stuff about how creepy ad targeting is in today’s newsletter. Our first story […]

USA

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

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

Posted on 10.15.2026
How Congress Is  Cashing In on the AI Boom

How Congress Is Cashing In on the AI Boom

Posted on 10.15.2026
ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

ICE seeks voice biometrics to identify detainees, outside callers in AI surveillance system

Posted on 10.13.2026
ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

ICE contract reveals AI social media monitoring capabilities, raises surveillance questions

Posted on 10.13.2026
TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges

TikTok gave children placebo safety controls in undisclosed experiments, New York alleges

Posted on 10.12.202610.12.2026
Cops can creep on Airbnb

Cops can creep on Airbnb

Posted on 10.12.2026

BUSINESS

ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email
10.15.2026

ChatGPT Ads Target Your Phone Number, Email

There is a lot of stuff about how creepy ad targeting is in today’s newsletter. Our first story is one...

Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

10.14.2026
Toss expands facial recognition payments to department stores, cinemas

Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

10.14.2026
Character.ai Bankruptcy Is First AI Bubble Domino to Fall

Tesla’s ‘Security Protocols’ Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

10.13.2026
Tesla’s ‘Security Protocols’ Stopped DHS From Installing a Tracking Device

Character.ai’s Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don’t Work

10.13.2026
Character.ai’s Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don’t Work

CRIME

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

A lawsuit alleging that facial recognition was improperly used in the arrest of an individual in Reno, Nevada has led...

Cops can creep on Airbnb

10.12.2026
Cops can creep on Airbnb

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

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

FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools

10.12.2026
FBI seizes Chinese hacking tools

Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

10.09.2026
Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional

LAW

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
10.12.2026

Cops can creep on Airbnb

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

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

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
Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

10.02.2026
Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

10.01.2026
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting

Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting

09.24.2026

WORLD

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

10.15.2026

Let’s briefly deconstruct a viral or soon to be viral story out of Cologne, Germany regarding an incident in which...

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

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal
10.12.2026

The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal


DIG DEEPER

Will robots do our housework?
1 week ago

Will robots do our housework?

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid
1 week ago

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid

VIDEODROME

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World
1 week ago

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch
1 week ago

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch


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