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BIOMETRICS

PNG begins first large-scale digital ID rollout with public servants

PNG begins first large-scale digital ID rollout with public servants

WIOCC secures 0M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

WIOCC secures $300M investment to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure for AI, DPI

Indonesia considers linking social media accounts to national ID cards

Indonesia considers linking social media accounts to national ID cards

Cuba goes its own way on digital government with UNDP and China support

Cuba goes its own way on digital government with UNDP and China support

Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos

Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos

US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’

US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’

FaceTec UR® Code adoption gaining significant real-world momentum

FaceTec UR® Code adoption gaining significant real-world momentum

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Category: #Humanity

A16z Says You Actually Love Social Media, Enshittification Isn’t Real

A16z Says You Actually Love Social Media, Enshittification Isn’t Real

Yesterday a16z published an article in which NYU Professor of Design, AI and Media Theory Ruby Thelot argued […]

Memories Mysteriously Survive After Brain Shutdown, And Scientists Don’t Know Why

Memories Mysteriously Survive After Brain Shutdown, And Scientists Don’t Know Why

Welcome back to the Abstract! We’re back to our regularly-scheduled programming this week, so here are the studies […]

Can biometrics decode criminality?

Can biometrics decode criminality?

By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner As we look to facial recognition and other […]

Agentic AI demands unified approach to human and non-human identity

Agentic AI demands unified approach to human and non-human identity

By Michael Hubbard, Chief Customer Officer, Ping Identity Across our customers and broader enterprise landscape, agentic AI is […]

ETHICS ▶︎ IDENTITY | PRIVACY | SECURITY | SURVEILLANCE

This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

This ‘Digital Camouflage’ Shirt Confuses AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras

Posted on 09.02.2026
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion

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

Posted on 09.02.202609.03.2026
ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

Posted on 08.28.2026
Flock’s CEO Is Lying to Cops About 404 Media’s Reporting on Abortion Case

Flock’s CEO Is Lying to Cops About 404 Media’s Reporting on Abortion Case

Posted on 08.28.2026
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

Posted on 08.28.2026
USCIS plans 0 million-plus biometrics and identity technology project

USCIS plans $100 million-plus biometrics and identity technology project

Posted on 08.26.202608.26.2026

BUSINESS

Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training
08.28.2026

Inside the Warehouse Where Amazon Scans and Destroys Books for AI Training

Last week we published a story that revealed an Amazon warehouse where the company scans and destroys thousands of books...

USCIS plans $100 million-plus biometrics and identity technology project

08.26.2026
USCIS plans 0 million-plus biometrics and identity technology project

Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure

08.26.2026
Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure

DHS seeks partners to licence advanced biometric systems

08.26.2026
DHS seeks partners to licence advanced biometric systems

GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts

08.26.2026
GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts

CRIME

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports
08.28.2026

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports

Security teams are investigating a significant digital breach after cybercriminals breached systems managed by Manchester Airports Group, compromising personal information...

ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

08.28.2026
ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

08.28.2026
Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute

Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

08.26.2026
Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

Man Charged With 3 Felonies For Breaking 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera

08.26.2026
Man Charged With 3 Felonies For Breaking 3D-Printed ‘Decoy’ Flock Camera

USA

Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos
09.02.2026

Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos

Google’s Calling Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Now
09.02.2026

Google’s Calling Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ Now

US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’
09.02.2026

US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
09.02.2026

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

Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

Wall Street vishing attacks expose voice as a weak link in identity security

08.26.2026
Secret ‘Keyhole’ program emerges as ICE surveillance of protestors widens

Secret ‘Keyhole’ program emerges as ICE surveillance of protestors widens

08.26.2026
DHS seeks partners to licence advanced biometric systems

DHS seeks partners to licence advanced biometric systems

08.26.2026
GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts

GEO donations coincide with expanding ICE detention and biometric monitoring contracts

08.26.2026
Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting

Charges Dropped Against Person Who Clapped at a City Data Center Meeting

08.26.2026
ICE Wants the Country’s Voter Data

ICE Wants the Country’s Voter Data

08.26.2026
Judge blocks Trump administration bid for driver identity database

Judge blocks Trump administration bid for driver identity database

08.26.2026

WORLD

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports

Millions affected as cyber incident targets major UK airports

08.28.2026

Security teams are investigating a significant digital breach after cybercriminals breached systems managed by Manchester Airports Group, compromising personal information...

Saudi Arabia issues deepfake guidelines as AI-driven identity threats rise
08.28.2026

Saudi Arabia issues deepfake guidelines as AI-driven identity threats rise

Scotland’s police inspector backs faster rollout of facial recognition, AI
08.26.2026

Scotland’s police inspector backs faster rollout of facial recognition, AI

Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government
08.06.2026

Vietnam’s digital ID push accelerates across airports, immigration and government


DIG DEEPER

Higgsfield Genjutsu Just Changed AI Video Forever
2 days ago

Higgsfield Genjutsu Just Changed AI Video Forever

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

Where to Start AI Coding if You’re Not Yet

Faster Than Usain Bolt? What the Chinese Robot Breakthrough Means for You
4 days ago

Faster Than Usain Bolt? What the Chinese Robot Breakthrough Means for You

VIDEODROME

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

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

How We Deal with Rogue AI
5 days ago

How We Deal with Rogue AI

5 Rules for AI Writing
6 days ago

5 Rules for AI Writing


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