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…
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CHD Moves Congress to Act on Unvaxxed NYC Teacher Problem Codes
By Michael Kane This is fantastic news! A clear step in the right direction. Congress has written a formal letter asking NYC DOE to explain…
Even Accurate and Unbiased Facial Recognition Brings Privacy, Cost Harms, Groups Say
By Chris Burt Demands to halt facial recognition use in Canada, at least pending further study and legislation, are not being met, or at least…
Civil Society Groups Warn About EU Digital ID Wallet Privacy, Discrimination Risks
By Masha Borak The European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is about to create an “unprecedented” risk for Europeans in their online and offline life unless…
8 Signs That The Futuristic Control Freak Agenda Of The Globalists Is Rapidly Moving Forward
By Michael Snyder The future is here, and if you enjoy being dominated by control freaks you are going to love it. “Digital identification” is…
Making a Mockery of the 4th Amendment
By Michael Boldin Despite a well-documented pattern of lawlessness by the FBI, including a failure to comply with even the most modest reforms, the secret…
Once Wide Open, Internet Being Fenced With Age Checks
By Jim Nash Moved by a moral context, politically conservative U.S. states are lining up to pass age-verification laws designed to keep children from accessing…
Man Locked Out of Smart Home Devices for Nearly a Week after Delivery Driver Accuses Him of Making Racial Remarks Through Ring Doorbell
By B.N. Frank Over the years, countless experts have warned about privacy and cybersecurity risks with all “smart” (see 1, 2, 3), wireless and/or Internet…
French Senate Votes in Favor of Public Facial Recognition Pilot
By Masha Borak The French Senate voted on Monday to adopt a draft law on testing facial recognition technology in public spaces. The law will…
Sharing Surveillance Capitalism: Feds Hoover Up Mountains Of Personal Data From Silicon Valley
Professor Shoshana Zuboff penned The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, it was the first anyone heard about Surveillance Capitalism. Originally practiced by Google, it harvests unbelievable…
US, EU Agencies Consider Role of Digital Wallets, Cloud in Digital Identity Ecosystems
By William McCurdy The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program is now accepting applications around the topic of privacy-preserving digital credential…
Researchers Reveal How Power LEDs “designed to indicate when a device is turned on” Can Be Exploited by Hackers
By B.N. Frank If you were looking for more reasons to loathe LED lights (biological and environmental health risks, high costs) as well as “smart”…
EU Parliament Approves AI Act Amid Heated Biometrics Debates
By Masha Borak The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act entered its final phase on Wednesday after the European Parliament adopted its position on the landmark…
UN’s Vision Of The Future: An “Apex body” And Digital ID To Rule Us All
The UN sponsored the “High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation”, co-chaired by Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and, Jack Ma, creator of…