Ken Macon
Ken is a teacher and contributor who focuses on researching and reporting on mass surveillance and privacy rights across the world. [email protected]
EU to Launch Biometric Entry-Exit System for US Travelers, Starting October 12
Passport stamps give way to fingerprints as Europe quietly rewrites the rules of arrival.
The App That Pays You to Give Away Your Voice
What sounds like side hustle money is really a permanent trade of privacy for pennies.
Arizona Enacts Law Mandating Biometric Digital ID Age Checks on Adult Sites
Upload your ID or log off. Arizona rewrites the rules of adult access.
Digital ID for Pensions? UN Tests Blockchain System Despite Privacy Fears
A blockchain pension tool pitched as a digital public good now carries the undertone of a global ID experiment with far wider ambitions.
German Federal Police Sued Over Facial Recognition Database Use
Facial recognition trials used dismissed police case photos in a legal gray zone.
Florida Sues Adult Games Platform and Payment Processor Over Alleged Violations of State’s Digital Age Verification Law
By quoting the statute word for word, Florida’s AG weaponizes the fine print.
EU Finance Ministers Approve Roadmap for Digital Euro, Deferring Decision on Holding Limits Amid Privacy Concerns
It’s not anonymous and, for many, that’s already a dealbreaker.
Chicago Cubs Sued for Allegedly Using Facial Recognition on Fans Without Consent at Wrigley Field
The Friendly Confines may have been watching more than just the scoreboard.
European Court Accepts Gait Recognition as Evidence in Murder Case
Conviction by cadence inches closer to reality as the justice system begins tracking footsteps like fingerprints.
OpenAI Adopts User Monitoring, Digital ID Verification
The internet’s lasting stronghold of anonymity is being dismantled in the name of safety.
Visa Enters The Digital ID Race
A handshake in Dubai signals a future where identity and payments merge into a single digital layer.
Bipartisan Lawmakers Propose Federal Digital Identity Agency
A federal digital ID watchdog could soon decide how anonymous you’re allowed to be online.