Nigeria Launches Cash Transfers with Biometric ID Verification for 15M Households
By Ayang Macdonald Some Nigerians who are expected to benefit from a government cash assistance scheme aimed at cushioning the efforts of fuel subsidy removal…
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Digital Identity Wallets to Reach 1.5B by 2029: Goode Intelligence Report
By Chris Burt By the year 2029, there will be 1.5 billion digital identity wallets held by people around the world, storing approximately 30 percent…
NZ Retailers Turn to Facial Recognition to Stem Surge in Crime
Problem-Reaction-Solution – Ed. By Beverly Crawford-Westre Retail crime has surged in New Zealand, with the latest Survey report published by industry group Retail NZ citing…
Clear Expands Reusable Digital Identity to Financial Services with One-click KYC Launch
By Chris Burt Activist Post Editor’s Note: YOU are the password in the new world of digital ID backed by biometrics. The promise is for…
The State of Chihuahua Is Building a 20-Story Tower in Ciudad Juarez to Surveil 13 Cities–and Texas Will Also Be Watching
By Dave Maass and Veridiana Alimonti EFF Special Advisor Paul Tepper and EFF intern Michael Rubio contributed research to this report. Chihuahua state officials and…
UK Minister Wants Police Biometric Passport Database Searches to Catch Shoplifters
By Chris Burt CCTV images from shoplifting, burglary and theft investigations in the UK should be compared against Home Office passport and immigration databases with…
All of Universal’s Orlando Theme Parks to Get Facial Recognition Upgrade
By Joel R. McConvey Facial recognition is about to get totally epic – or, rather, Epic is about to get facial recognition. Epic Universe, the…
Brazil and Argentina Turn to Blockchain for Citizen ID Rollouts
By Beverly Crawford-Westre As Brazil and Argentina move forward with the implementation of new citizen identity systems, they are developing blockchain-based networks to enhance the…
New York Bans Facial Recognition Technology in Schools
By Michael Maharrey ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 28, 2023) – Yesterday, New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty A. Rosa issued an order prohibiting schools in…
The Multi-national Push to Ban Facial Recognition in Public Spaces
By Bianca Gonzalez As businesses and governments in the U.S. and across the globe implement facial recognition surveillance in public spaces, privacy advocates are pushing…
The New Abnormal: Authoritarian Control Freaks Want to Micromanage Our Lives
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “Man is born free but everywhere is in chains.”—Jean-Jacques Rousseau Authoritarian control freaks out to micromanage our lives…
Half Way to The 2030 Agenda — “New World Next Week” with James Corbett and James Evan Pilato
By The Corbett Report Welcome to #NewWorldNextWeek – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments…
Vietnam to Require Biometric Authentication for Some Online Money Transfers to Cut Fraud
By Ayang Macdonald Activist Post Editor’s Note: As you’ll read, the “authentication for some” will become “authentication for all.” The increasing requirements to use biometrics…
Flawed Investigations, Camera Limitations Plague Mexico City’s Surveillance System
By Bianca Gonzalez In the last decade, Mexico City has installed the largest video surveillance system in the Americas, altering the way criminal investigations are…