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Your Face Gets Scanned the Second You Walk In. Australia Just Said No.
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Facial Recognition Surveillance Cameras: Australia's Retail Rules

Australia's privacy watchdog just told retailers they can't quietly scan every customer's face. The rules are coming. But are your favorite stores already doing

Your Kid's ID Photo Just Became Someone Else's Database
privacy

Age Verification Texas: Supreme Court Ruling Meets Discord Breach

The Supreme Court just greenlit Texas's app age-verification law, but the real story isn't about protecting kids online. It's about what happens to your family'

Your Bank's Back Door Is a Selfie and a Sticky Note
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Identity Verification For Banking: Where Recovery Fails

Your financial account's strongest security means nothing if the recovery process is easy to fool. Here's the specific vulnerability that's costing Americans bi

Your Neighbor's Doorbell Just Put Your Face in Amazon's Database
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Ring facial recognition: Familiar Faces class action lawsuit

A new class action lawsuit targets Amazon Ring's facial recognition feature, and the privacy risk isn't just for Ring owners. Every delivery driver, neighbor, a

Your Kid's School Photo Is All a Classmate Needs to Make Deepfake Porn
privacy

Deepfake Korea: How Fake Sexual Images Spread in Schools

A school photo. A yearbook picture. A selfie from a soccer game. That's all it takes to create a sexual deepfake of your child, and it's already happening in mi

Your Face Is Your Passport Now — and You Never Agreed to It
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What Is a Biometric Passport? Spain's $1.1M eGate Deal, Explained

Spain's airport authority just put nearly €1 million on the table to upgrade its biometric gate system, and that number signals something bigger than one countr

Roblox Says Your Kid Is Safer Now. Here's What They're Not Telling You.
privacy

is roblox age verification safe: 4 things parents must do

Roblox just overhauled its safety tools with age verification and parental controls. Here's the thing: a better gate doesn't mean you stop locking the door.

The Stranger Next to You Is Wearing a Camera — and It Knows Your Address
privacy

Facial Recognition Glasses: How Security Cameras Raise Bystander Risk

The privacy problem with smart glasses isn't the person wearing them, it's everyone standing next to them. Here's why Apple's new approach changes the conversat

Your Face Is About to Unlock Your Phone Number — Whether You Like It or Not
biometrics

Biometric Face Scan Rollout: What Facial Recognition Means Now

Indonesia reached 10 million biometric SIM registrations in weeks and is targeting 291 million existing subscribers. Your phone number is quietly becoming an id

Your Face Is About to Replace Your Credit Card at the Grocery Store. Read This F
biometrics

Biometric Payment System: The Three Questions to Ask Now

Your grocery store may soon let you pay by looking at a camera. Before that becomes the new normal, there are three questions every shopper should ask first.

They Paid $10 for Her Iris Scan. Now Her City Wants $47 Million Back.
biometrics

How Is Biometric Data Stored? Inside the $47M Iris Suit

São Paulo just sued the operators of World ID for $47 million after 400,000 residents had their iris data collected for crypto payments, with almost no explanat

Your Car's Daily Route Is Now Identity Data — And Nobody's Deleting It
surveillance

Facial Recognition Security Camera Rules Meet PA Plate Readers Now

Pennsylvania Republicans want to regulate license plate readers the same way they regulate face scans, and that tells you something important about how broadly