Facial Recognition
Flock Camera Error Gets Innocent Driver Boxed In by Police
Between a Los Angeles photo shoot and a Minnesota Kohl’s, a private camera network decided a car reviewer was a car thief.
EU Reddit Users Must Verify Age With Government ID or Selfie
Child safety is the reason on the label. Look at what’s actually in the box.
Discord’s New Face-Scan Vendor Comes with a Familiar Promise
The service that once asked for nothing but a username now wants your face and your government ID.
MembersHow a Ticket Check at MSG Became a Biometric Dragnet and Four Lawsuits
The turnstile that used to check your ticket now measures your face, scores you, and files you away.
MembersHow to Fly Without Feeding the Surveillance Machine
The gap between “mandatory for travel” and “harvested because nobody stopped it” is bigger than any airline wants you to know.
Starmer’s Social Media Ban: the Reinvention of the Surveillance State
Tyranny masquerading as child safety needs you to feel guilty before you feel suspicious. Downing Street is counting on it.
Canada’s Bill C-34 Would Require ID or Face Scan to Use Social Media
Canada becomes the latest country to try to end online anonymity under the banner of protecting children.
MembersYour Town for $300M: Surveillance State, On Sale
Buried beneath the law-and-order slogans is a procurement list that doubles as the blueprint for permanent surveillance.
SDSU Wired Its Dorms with 1,300 AI Cameras Without Telling Students
The students found out their dorms held more than 330 cameras from their own newspaper, not the school that installed them.
Dancing Spot Robots Will Surveil the 2026 World Cup
Boston Dynamics built a surveillance platform that knows how to dance.
“Dystopian” Police.AI Launches in UK Amid False Arrests
The £115 million pitch is speed but one of its early matches sent a software engineer to a cell for a burglary a hundred miles from home.
Disney Faces $5M Lawsuit Over Disneyland Facial Recognition
The lawsuit lands as facial recognition quietly becomes the price of admission at stadiums, airports, and more.