Millions in Biometric Data Privacy Lawsuit Settlements Continue to Pile Up
By Jim Nash It’s another busy day for biometric privacy plaintiffs in the U.S. state of Illinois. A regional grocery chain and Instagram both have…
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Scottish Police Reprimanded for Illegally Storing Biometrics
By Joel R. McConvey The Scottish Police Authority (SPA)’s Policing Performance Committee met in June to discuss assurance reviews from the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner, which…
Are 15-Minute Cities Smart?
By Thomas Buckley The 15-minute city (FMC) – a neat idea, a new way to control the populace, a trendy blip in the public planning…
This Is Why We Need to Talk about CBDCs
By Aaron and Melissa Dykes (Normally this is the type of article we only share with our Patreons, but this needs to be seen by…
Russia Will Begin Testing A Digital Currency Next Month
By Mac Slavo Russian rulers have outlined their rules for a digital ruble. Testing of the new central bank digital currency (CBDC) with clients will…
Philippines Unveils New CCTV System Command Center, Plans Facial Recognition Procurement
By Ayang Macdonald A massive video surveillance communications and command center with more than 400 high-definition CCTV cameras has gone operational in Pasig City, a…
Singapore Under the Pandemic: The Normalisation of Digital Authoritarianism
By EngageMedia This edited article by Dr. James Gomez was originally published by EngageMedia, a non-profit media, technology, and culture organization, and an edited version…
Ethiopia to Make Digital ID Mandatory for Banking Operations
By Chris Burt The use of Ethiopia’s national digital ID, Fayda, for all transactions with financial institutions will soon be mandatory. According to an announcement…
Is Your Phone Spying on You? Computer Scientists Reveal What’s Hiding in Your Apps
By Study Finds Research People love their smartphones, but did you know they could be spying on you? A recent study by computer scientists from…
EU Police Biometric Databases Will Grow With New Data Exchange Policy, Says Rights Group
By Masha Borak The European Union’s new law on exchanging data between national law enforcement authorities is set to increase the amount of data being…
French Cops Can Now Secretly Activate Phone Cameras, Microphones And GPS To Spy On Citizens
By Tyler Durden Cops in France have been granted the authority to remotely activate a suspect’s cellphone camera, microphone, and GPS, after the passage of a…
A False Accusation Just Got a Man Locked Out of His Smart Home…
By Melissa Dykes Have we woken up in a society where corporate terms and conditions usurp the basic inherent rights of the individual? It’s a…
WATCH: “Failed education system” is to Blame for Gen Z’s Blind Faith in Government, Says Prof. Giordano
By Spencer Dalke Campus Reform’s Higher Education Fellow Nicholas Giordano recently questioned on Fox Business the younger generation’s Orwellian comfort with in-home government surveillance revealed…
FBI’s Iris Biometrics Repository Reaches 2.5 Million With Tech From Iris ID
By Bianca Gonzalez According to a company statement from Iris ID, the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) Iris Service now has roughly 2.5 million identities…