WTTC calls for renewed effort on digital health passes through WHO network
By Chris Burt Countries around the world should sign up to the Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN) to align health checks for seamless verification…
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A digital wallet is the first step: How Estonia built its digital state
By Masha Borak Activist Post Editor’s Note: Here is a clear admission of exactly how it works to transform banking and governance and enroll citizens…
Privacy International Warns That Biometrics at Sports Stadiums Infringe on Human Rights
By Chris Burt The use of facial recognition at sports stadiums and arenas represents a threat to people’s rights to privacy and to participate in…
Facewatch, Met police face lawsuits after facial recognition misidentification
By Masha Borak Biometric security company Facewatch, which provides facial recognition software to shops across the UK, is facing a lawsuit after its system wrongly…
Surveillance Prison Taking Shape: Facial Recognition is Turning Us Into Walking ID Cards
The following excerpt is from page 4 of The Light (Issue 44, April 2024) published by The Light Paper. The Light is a people-funded monthly newspaper that can either…
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…
DHS and TSA adjust digital strategies with biometrics, facial recognition
By Joel R. McConvey U.S. government agencies are adapting in real time to a digital landscape transformed by AI, identity fraud, deepfakes and biometric technologies….
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…
Clearview AI facial recognition gets green light for use by Dallas police
By Joel R. McConvey Police in Dallas, Texas are getting AI-driven facial recognition technology. Local ABC affiliate WFAA reports that city council has approved the…
Nullification News: Key Wins on Sound Money, Firearms and Privacy
By Michael Boldin Gold and Silver, CBDC, Biometric Surveillance and 2nd Amendment Financial Privacy. We break down the bills and new laws & what they…
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…
Biometrics expand in and beyond airports, even as opponents try to kick them out
By Chris Burt Biometrics for getting through the airport, and in one case beyond it was a common theme in four of the most-read articles…