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A $400 million settlement just made "type any birthday" obsolete. Here's what's coming to your family's screens next, and what to ask before you click "continue."
Brazil just told schools to stop scanning kids' faces for attendance. A password can be reset. A face can't. Here's why that distinction just became law.
The EU built an age-verification app that can prove you're old enough without handing over your ID. The catch? Websites don't have to use it.
Google just made it easier to scrub your ID and explicit images from search results. But your leaked data is already fueling deepfake scams elsewhere — here's the real math on what's exposed.
PlayStation just started asking Australian gamers to prove their age with a face scan or ID upload before buying R18+ games. Here's what that actually means for your data — and your kid's controller.
Brazil is putting 376 million people's faces and fingerprints into one national system. It's not a scam story — it's a bigger question about what happens when your body becomes the login you can never change.
The Gambling Commission just admitted that betting platforms can take your money without really knowing who you are. Here's what that gap means for you.
Sri Lanka just moved to make your fingerprints part of your passport. Before you hand them over, here's what you actually deserve to know.
A Belgian hospital just warned that AI-generated videos of doctors are being used to sell medicine online. Here's why "seeing a doctor say it" doesn't mean it happened — and what to check before you believe one.
Korea is building one login screen for six different bank identities. Convenient? Absolutely. But can you actually take it back once you've handed it over?
Security researchers showed that invisible text hidden inside a document image can trick the AI reading your ID — turning your driver's license upload into a possible backdoor.
Illinois employers are getting sued over a 25-year-old law nobody paid attention to — and it's not about your face or your fingerprint. It's about your family's medical history.
