Disinformation Isn’t the Problem — Government Coverups and Censorship Are the Problem
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not…
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Germany Rushes to Expand Biometric Surveillance
By Svea Windwehr Germany is a leader in privacy and data protection, with many Germans being particularly sensitive to the processing of their personal data…
Emotion AI Excites Some Businesses, But the Legal Landscape Feels Fickle
By Chris Burt Businesses deploying emotion recognition algorithms need to be aware of the legal risks that they could incur in a regulatory environment that…
Digital ID: The Foundation for Technocracy
By Ryan Cristián Today the Independent Media Alliance brings you a panel on the rise of the digital ID, and how it is a foundational…
FBI Seeks Options for “Clearview AI” Type Facial Recognition Searches
By Jesse Smith The FBI has put out a request for information regarding (RFI) open-source facial recognition capabilities which it hopes to acquire in the…
Fees for Failed Biometric Verification Enforced as Pakistan Makes Process Mandatory
By Abigail Opiah Easypaisa, a digital financial services platform in Pakistan, has begun charging users for failed biometric verification attempts. According to a report by…
Deepfake Financial Fraud to Surge Over the Next 12 Months, Deloitte Reveals
By Abigail Opiah According to a recent Deloitte poll, more than half of C-suite executives and other senior leaders anticipate a rise in both the…
Kuwait to Freeze Bank Accounts of Residents Who Resist Biometric Fingerprinting
By Rhoda Wilson, The Exposé Kuwait is mandating a biometric registration process for citizens and expatriates. Those who fail to register their fingerprints by the…
Whether Through Biden, Harris, or Trump — Digital IDs Are Coming to America
By Derrick Broze The Biden Administration is considering an Executive Order for digital IDs, picking up where Donald Trump’s left off during his time in…
Remote Biometric Surveillance and Policing – A New Frame of Reference?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner In surveillance perspective is everything. Your viewpoint affects what you will see and therefore what…
The Political Matrix Sustains the Illusion of Freedom
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments,…
Growing the Surveillance State: Drones, Facial Recognition, AI Enlisted to Fight Crime but at What Cost?
By Jesse Smith Big Brother is at it again. With rising crime as the backdrop, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is growing the surveillance…
The Future of CCTV and Policing
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Last week’s webinar by Public Policy Exchange considered the future of CCTV and related policy…
Draft bill allowing German police to search web with facial recognition panned
By Joel R. McConvey Germany is among the first European nations to push at the seams of the AI Act, with a row brewing over…