Privacy
UK Plans to Allow Departments to More Easily Share More Citizens’ Personal Data for Digital ID Verification
Potentially including the most highly sensitive details.
Delta Introduces Facial Recognition to Match With Digital ID for More “Convenient” Travel
A big push for digital ID and facial recognition.
Digital ID Scanning Is Now Mandatory to Purchase Tobacco Products in Nevada
Another push to digitize ID systems.
Justin Amash Says Former House Leaders Would Team Up to Stop Him From Ending Surveillance on Americans
From both sides of the aisle.
Georgia Man Is Falsely Arrested After Facial Recognition Tech Gets It Wrong
Another story about low accuracy from the privacy-invasive tech.
Louisiana’s New Law Requiring Age Verification on Adult Websites Is Driving Uptake of Digital ID
Downloads have rocketed since the law came into effect in the New Year.
EU Fines Meta $414M for Privacy Violations
For forcing users to be profiled.
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.