13 States Have Data Privacy Laws. Is Yours One of Them?
By B.N. Frank “Surveillance Capitalism” is big business and not only for tech companies. Even utility providers collect data on consumers via “smart” utility meters…
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Advocates Outraged That Feds Asked Banks To Search Customers’ ‘Religious Texts’ Purchases
Authored by Mark Tapscott via The Epoch Times (emphasis ZeroHedge), Faith leaders and religious liberty advocates are up in arms over news that the federal…
Biometric Surveillance Options Increase for US Police
By Jim Nash Proving that it is not always good to be right, public and private video surveillance is gaining critical mass in U.S. cities…
Rently to Use SingPass for ID Verification of Renters and Tenants
By Bianca Gonzalez Rently, a Singaporean fintech and property rental app, officially announced its launch in the country. Rently recently integrated with Singapore’s national digital…
Google Lawsuit for Collecting Biometrics Without Consent Revived in Canada
By Joel R. McConvey The British Columbia Court of Appeal says Yeremia Situmorang, who filed a civil claim alleging pictures of his children taken on…
Biometrics Implementations Around the World Undermined by Lack of Consent
By Chris Burt Biometrics issues related to consent were a theme running through many of the most-read articles of the week on Biometric Update. Digi…
US Wants Freer Hand Searching Norway Biometric Databases When Visitors Show Up
By Jim Nash The U.S. is making a new data-access demand of Norway in return for visa-free travel between them. There are reports that Washington’s…
The EU Wants to Spy on Europeans’ Internet Use
By Robert Blumen The European Commission is an EU legislative body with regulatory authority over digital technology. The EC’s eIDAS Article 45, a proposed regulation,…
FTC Bars X-Mode from Selling Sensitive Location Data
By Adam Schwartz Phone app location data brokers are a growing menace to our privacy and safety. All you did was click a box while…
New Benchmark Proposed for Keystroke Dynamics Verification
By Masha Borak Keystroke dynamics, a biometric template that identifies individuals based on their typing, has been tempting researchers as an easy way to verify…
Your Vehicle Is Spying On You, And Now They’re Going To Start Installing ChatGPT In New VW Models
Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, Be careful what you say while you are driving your vehicle, because you…
The Final Countdown To CBDC
Authored by Aaron Day via The Brownstone Institute, Though a work of fiction, “The Final Countdown: Crypto, Gold, Silver, and the People’s Last Stand Against…
LAPD Plans to Include Private Cameras in 10K-strong Surveillance Network
By Bianca Gonzalez The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) intends to develop a new surveillance center that will give police centralized access to live security…
Utilities Commissioner Disagrees with High Opt-Out Fees for “Smart” Electric Meters; Cites Consumer Privacy Concerns
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy-invasive, and hazardous utility “smart” meters – electric, gas, and water – has been worldwide since they started being…