American Express announced it is adding face and fingerprint recognition to SafeKey to meet regulatory requirements and securely streamline online checkout through a pilot program,…
Ethiopia is planning to issue digital ID to refugees, in what could be the first program of its kind to ease access to government services…
Amid the debate over the dangers of widespread AI development, an important concern may have been overlooked: the huge amount of energy required to train…
This decision has been rightly hailed as potentially resulting in a pivotal constitutional judgment on how the rights enshrined in the First Amendment apply to…
Brussels — The EU launched on Sunday the first phase of the world’s first system to impose CO2 emissions tariffs on imported steel, cement and…
When Silicon Valley Bank and other banks failed earlier this year, the debate over the sustainability of fractional reserve banking resurfaced. Under fractional reserve banking,…
Uh… gulp… you thought it was bad when that experienced pilot ejected from one of the Air Force’s hottest “new” planes, the F-35 combat fighter,…
In a bombshell report, an oversight body for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Enforcement…
As 2023 continues, the European Commission appears busy developing and running pilots for its EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI), which it intends to make available…
The Moscow Metro is testing a new biometric payment method. Passengers can link their biometrics to the Moscow Resident Social Card, a personalized plastic card…
LONDON — Although they may keep your smartphones working, giant communication satellites and various pieces of space junk in low-Earth orbit could end up obstructing…
This Thursday, German startup Wingcopter launched a drone and electric cargo-bike delivery project to bring everyday consumer goods to remote rural areas in Central Germany.…
Commissioner of Education of the State of New York Betty Rosa banned the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in New York schools on Wednesday…
At the G20 leaders’ meeting in India, under the motto “One Earth, One Family, One Future”, the new concept Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the…
INTERPOL is building a platform for processing massive amounts of data, including biometrics, to give police around the world predictive analytics, according to Statewatch. A…
Worldcoin’s pitch for a global currency and digital identity system has arrived in Chile, after facing roadblocks and government censure in Kenya for failing to…
As Brazil and Argentina move forward with the implementation of new citizen identity systems, they are developing blockchain-based networks to enhance the security of sensitive…
If you’re curious where this kind of insanity can wind up, read about Pol Pot. Year Zero: Year Zero is an idea put into practice…
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded 34 grants to as many organizations, worth a total of $20 million, whose role will be to undergo…
Meta cleans out the warehouses: With Quest Pro sitting untouched on the shelves, many headsets have been given away to Roblox developers Attendees of the…