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People believe face and fingerprint checks work. They just don't trust companies to protect that data afterward, and a new global study proves the gap is wideni
A €2 million app built to keep kids off adult content was bypassed, twice, by a simple browser add-on. If you've been trusting the "age verified" label, this ch
You already know to look twice at a suspicious video. But what about a file stamped "verified" and "approved"? The newest deepfake threat doesn't look fake at a
Your face gets scanned at the border. You assume it's just for crossing. But who gets access to that photo afterward, and for how long, is a fight happening rig
Fraudsters aren't breaking into your existing accounts anymore, they're opening brand-new ones in your name and spending months building a fake financial life b
Age verification is finally showing up on your kid's apps, but the messy, delayed rollout means a popup is not the same as protection. Here's what parents actua
A new federal bill wants betting apps to scan your face before you place a wager. It sounds like child safety, but the details reveal something messier.
A county-level candidate in Missouri just ran a fully AI-generated political ad. With 30 states still unprotected, your local ballot may be next, and you'd neve
Cheshire Police just ran live face-scanning cameras on ordinary public streets, not a test, a real deployment. Here's what that means for everyone walking aroun
A grocery store in Spokane is already scanning customers' faces, and Washington state law doesn't require it to tell you much about it. The retail face-scan era
Scammers have moved past fake celebrity videos. Now they're using fake IDs, fake selfies, and fake "prove you're real" videos to beat the exact step you trust m
A federal court just told an eyewear company it can't hide behind "healthcare" to avoid biometric privacy rules. Here's why that affects anyone who's ever tried
