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BIOMETRICS

Nepal Supreme Court orders dedicated data protection law for national ID

Nepal Supreme Court orders dedicated data protection law for national ID

CBP plans up to M contract for biometrics, AI integration

CBP plans up to $50M contract for biometrics, AI integration

DHS plans 0M contract consolidating biometric identity decisions, accuracy oversight

DHS plans $100M contract consolidating biometric identity decisions, accuracy oversight

DHS .7B software deal highlights barriers to competition, vendor lock-in

DHS $2.7B software deal highlights barriers to competition, vendor lock-in

Pakistan advances digital ID infrastructure, selects 10 services for DEEP rollout

Pakistan advances digital ID infrastructure, selects 10 services for DEEP rollout

Cameroon looks to Côte d’Ivoire to advance digital civil registration

Cameroon looks to Côte d’Ivoire to advance digital civil registration

Indonesia tenders 4PB of storage for national biometric ID infrastructure

Indonesia tenders 4PB of storage for national biometric ID infrastructure

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Category: #Humanity

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

By Stéphane Gervais, Founder and CEO of ApexTransform Imagine an AI agent preparing to send a confidential customer […]

USA

Senators Demand Meta Answer for ‘Pervert Glasses’ Following 404 Media Investigation

Senators Demand Meta Answer for ‘Pervert Glasses’ Following 404 Media Investigation

Posted on 10.29.2026
DHS plans 0M contract consolidating biometric identity decisions, accuracy oversight

DHS plans $100M contract consolidating biometric identity decisions, accuracy oversight

Posted on 10.29.2026
DHS .7B software deal highlights barriers to competition, vendor lock-in

DHS $2.7B software deal highlights barriers to competition, vendor lock-in

Posted on 10.29.2026
OpenAI Asks California to Tighten the AI Law Its Own Hack Slipped Past

OpenAI Asks California to Tighten the AI Law Its Own Hack Slipped Past

Posted on 10.29.2026
Australia presses US for biometric validation model that could keep fingerprints at home

Australia presses US for biometric validation model that could keep fingerprints at home

Posted on 10.29.2026
Meta faces growing scrutiny over scam ads in US, Europe and Asia

Meta faces growing scrutiny over scam ads in US, Europe and Asia

Posted on 10.29.2026

BUSINESS

Podcast: Flock CEO Says the Backlash Isn’t Real
10.29.2026

Podcast: Flock CEO Says the Backlash Isn’t Real

We start this week with Jason and Joseph’s article about leaked audio from a private police conference. In that audio,...

Australia Plans to Keep AI Data Centres Out of Its Suburbs

10.29.2026
Australia Plans to Keep AI Data Centres Out of Its Suburbs

Google Puts Ads in AI Mode in 10 More Countries as Search Slows

10.29.2026
Google Puts Ads in AI Mode in 10 More Countries as Search Slows

Apple adds facial age estimation to iOS as age assurance laws spread

10.29.2026
Apple adds facial age estimation to iOS as age assurance laws spread

Meta faces growing scrutiny over scam ads in US, Europe and Asia

10.29.2026
Meta faces growing scrutiny over scam ads in US, Europe and Asia

CRIME

Podcast: Flock CEO Says the Backlash Isn’t Real
10.29.2026

Podcast: Flock CEO Says the Backlash Isn’t Real

We start this week with Jason and Joseph’s article about leaked audio from a private police conference. In that audio,...

Anthropic’s Unreleased Claude Hacked Chrome, Safari and Linux in Tests

10.29.2026
Anthropic’s Unreleased Claude Hacked Chrome, Safari and Linux in Tests

Facewatch pilots free retail crime intelligence platform alongside facial recognition

10.29.2026
Facewatch pilots free retail crime intelligence platform alongside facial recognition

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

LAW

Senators Demand Meta Answer for ‘Pervert Glasses’ Following 404 Media Investigation
10.29.2026

Senators Demand Meta Answer for ‘Pervert Glasses’ Following 404 Media Investigation

OpenAI Asks California to Tighten the AI Law Its Own Hack Slipped Past
10.29.2026

OpenAI Asks California to Tighten the AI Law Its Own Hack Slipped Past

Apple adds facial age estimation to iOS as age assurance laws spread
10.29.2026

Apple adds facial age estimation to iOS as age assurance laws spread

HHS seeks temporary sole-source contract for Anthropic’s AI
10.29.2026

HHS seeks temporary sole-source contract for Anthropic’s AI

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

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

10.19.2026
Reno PD liability in facial recognition arrest lawsuit comes down to training

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

10.15.2026
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

CBP plans up to M contract for biometrics, AI integration

CBP plans up to $50M contract for biometrics, AI integration

10.29.2026

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing to compete an application development contract worth up to $50 million that...

Australia Plans to Keep AI Data Centres Out of Its Suburbs
10.29.2026

Australia Plans to Keep AI Data Centres Out of Its Suburbs

Google Puts Ads in AI Mode in 10 More Countries as Search Slows
10.29.2026

Google Puts Ads in AI Mode in 10 More Countries as Search Slows

Pakistan advances digital ID infrastructure, selects 10 services for DEEP rollout
10.29.2026

Pakistan advances digital ID infrastructure, selects 10 services for DEEP rollout


DIG DEEPER

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer
1 week ago

Can Microbes Solve the Copper Problem? | Bloomberg Primer

Will robots do our housework?
3 weeks ago

Will robots do our housework?

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid
3 weeks ago

Teleoperation: The human behind the humanoid

VIDEODROME

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

Why Big AI Is Pouring Millions Into the Midterms

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World
3 weeks ago

AI Agents Are Moving Into the Real World

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch
4 weeks ago

New Higgsfield AI Tool Makes AI Influencer From Scratch


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