Privacy
Researchers are testing biometric recognition of newborns for vaccinations
Adding newborns to a biometric database.
Newfoundland races ahead with digital ID
The Canadian province is moving fast to bring in a digital ID system for every citizen.
Privacy concerns are raised after UK Health Secretary considers body cams for nurses
Body cams on hospital wards.
Mississippi pushes digital driver’s licenses as a form of digital ID
States are increasing doing the same.
Members
UK retail is flooded with facial recognition, digital ID trials
Rapidly growing.
Police in China enable “alarms” in CCTV to track protesters
New privacy concerns.
Ireland’s data protection office is looking into alleged “400 million” Twitter user hack
Another reported Twitter breach.
Members
Lawmakers to investigate US’ use of spyware tools
After recent allegations they were being used by the DEA.
WEF plans to issue guardrails on Metaverse creation
Guidelines in building and controlling the next wave of technology.
NYT op-ed: “Privacy at all costs” is “dangerous,” use of Signal and similar tools “puts us all at risk”
The piece branded Signal “government-evading technology.”