Cognitive Warfare and the Tyranny of Digital Transformation
By Jesse Smith A centuries-old plan to control humanity on a micro-level is being enforced through the construction of a new bio-digital prison system. Relegated…
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Police in US cities that ban facial recognition asking others to do it for them
By Joel R. McConvey A major report in the Washington Post has found that law enforcement officers in U.S. several cities where facial recognition tech…
AI deepfakes are wreaking havoc on an unprepared financial industry
By Joel R. McConvey The identity of the firm targeted in a deepfake video scam that resulted in the loss of US$25 million has been…
Digital legal identity is key to climate and energy crisis response, UNDP argues
Activist Post Editor’s Note: And here is what the race to digital ID is really about — centralized management of resources, including humans. By Abigail…
UK invests in 4 police vans with live facial recognition to cut knife crime
By Chris Burt The UK government has announced investments in live facial recognition and research and development for remote scanning technologies as it attempts to…
Police in Germany using live facial recognition
By Masha Borak Police in Germany are employing high-definition cameras and live facial recognition to catch suspects, raising legal questions in the wake of the…
El Salvador data breach includes selfies and ID numbers for 80% of country’s population
By Chris Burt Organizations storing reference data to perform face biometrics matches should not store that data in unencrypted form. This basic best practice requirement…
Civil rights groups want facial recognition technology banned in New York State
By Joel R. McConvey A group of major civil rights organizations in New York is pushing for a statewide ban on the use of facial…
Indian police adopt facial recognition despite risk of massive data breaches
By Joel McConvey “Real-time facial recognition” typically refers to continuous biometric monitoring. But it applies equally as well to the experience of watching in real…
CIA Engaged In “Infinite Race” With China For AI, Other Tech
By Tyler Durden The CIA is engaged in an “infinite race” with China when it comes to AI and other top technologies, according to the…
Pistols drawn as UK surveillance state duels with rights groups
By Joel R. McConvey As the UK pushes forward with digital surveillance projects, the chorus of voices weighing in on the legal, ethical and practical…
The Steady Slide Towards Tyranny: How Freedom Dies from A to Z
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.”—Former presidential advisor…
Facial recognition coming to LA transit after passenger fatally stabbed
By Joel R. McConvey Transit officials in Los Angeles have declared a public safety emergency over the stabbing of a 66-year-old woman in the city’s…
T-Mobile, Amazon, and Target hit with facial recognition lawsuits
By Bianca Gonzalez More companies with household names familiar to consumers are getting hit with lawsuits for alleged violations of BIPA and New York’s Biometric…