International scientists have jointly signed a declaration dismissing the existence of a climate crisis and insisting that carbon dioxide is beneficial to Earth. “There is…
Hackers are able to grab a target’s IP address, potentially revealing their general physical location, by simply sending a link over the Skype mobile app.…
The Internet just changed forever, but most people living in the United States don’t even realize what just happened. A draconian new law known as…
Taplin, the educator, writer (Move Fast and Break Things), and film producer (Mean Streets, The Last Waltz), is director emeritus of USC’s Annenberg Innovation Lab.…
The five year plan for digitization by Police Scotland features real-time biometrics analytics, body-worn video cameras and other advanced technologies. The plan was presented to…
The pilot phase of a project is underway to issue 500,000 birth certificates to children who do not yet have the foundational identity document in…
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down…
Taco Bell and several other popular fast-food chains say they are angling to become digital-only, totally cashless businesses in the near future. During an earnings call…
YouTube has created a new framework to crack down on so-called “medical misinformation” and boost its censorship campaign on the platform. The quick slide into dystopia…
In the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, the First Amendment is the foundation of our democracy. It protects our God-given…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) v-safe website quietly stopped collecting adverse event reports with no reason or explanation. The V-safe website simply…
BRICS has invited six new members to join in the most dramatic expansion of the bloc since it was formed, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), part of the Department of Homeland Security, has bought millions of dollars worth of software from a company that uses…
A wide range of biometrics applications are featured in the week’s top stories on Biometric Update, with the common theme of huge scale. Kenya’s new…
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is believed to be dead following the crash of a private jet in Russia’s Tver Oblast. Russian authorities told the media…
Banks and other financial institutions across the globe have been adopting biometrics as a way to improve the customer experience and increase security against identity…
The EU’s latest crackdown on big tech begins before the end of the week. Starting on Friday, a total of 19 major companies must adhere…
For bookworms, reading a headline like “School District Uses ChatGPT to Help Remove Library Books” can be blood boiling. As Vulture put it earlier this…
Germany is doing away with children’s paper passports in favor of biometric documents with embedded electronic chips beginning next year. The children’s passports had to…
Move over passwords and PINs, retail stores are introducing new tech to help shoppers check out their goods, including biometrics and artificial intelligence. Amazon is…