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A real candidate. A fake video. Zero laws to stop it in Massachusetts. Here's what happens when AI moves faster than the people elected to protect you.
Apple's Photos app quietly groups people by face. Now there's a $32.5 billion lawsuit asking whether that's a helpful feature — or an unauthorized scan of your most personal data. Here's what it means for you.
Nepal's national ID system went offline and 13 government agencies froze with it — banks, passport offices, tax offices, all of them. This is what happens when your entire life runs on a single login.
Europe's flagship age-verification app promised to prove your age without exposing your identity. A security researcher cracked it in under two minutes — and what comes next might be worse than the hack itself.
Over 1,700 schools in Brazil are already scanning kids' faces — with zero specific rules. Now lawmakers are finally trying to write them. Here's why the fine print matters more than the technology.
Getting scammed by a deepfake is terrifying. Discovering your insurance won't cover it is worse. Here's what the fine print actually says — and what you can do before it's too late.
A woman watched a video of Oprah endorsing a weight-loss pill and lost over $400. The BBB says it's happening everywhere — and the fake ads are nearly impossible to spot.
South Sudan is connecting birth records to national digital ID systems from day one — and the real risk isn't privacy. It's what happens when a typo follows your kid for life.
The EU's new facial-scan border system caused eight-hour queues in scorching summer heat. If you're flying internationally this year, here's what you need to know before you go.
Philips just launched office monitors with built-in facial recognition login. Before your employer rolls them out, there's one question every employee should ask first.
Europe's deepfake labeling law just went live. The problem? Scammers cloning your boss's voice or faking a family emergency video aren't going to follow the rules. Here's what the label you DON'T see should tell you.
MIT just dropped $3 million on 500 AI cameras that can read a face from 35 feet away. The cameras are coming. The rules aren't. Here's what that means for anyone with a kid on a campus — or a badge to swipe at work.
