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…
The Biden administration ignoring public opposition to more funding for the Ukraine war follows a bipartisan tradition of Washington ignoring the public in favor of…
A political activist for the Revolución Ciudadana (RC5) party in Ecuador’s Esmeraldas province was assassinated on Monday, as confirmed by RC5’s presidential candidate Luisa González.…
Ethiopia’s government Friday declared a state of emergency in Amhara, resulting from ongoing clashes between military and local Fano militiamen. This came in the form…
Russia passed a new law on Friday allowing courts to strip foreign owners from hostile countries of stakes in key Russian entities, in a purported…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been using Clearview AI’s facial recognition tool to try and solve thousands of child exploitation cold cases,…
Most Americans oppose Congress authorizing additional funding to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, as…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues to defy a court order to reexamine its electromagnetic radiation exposure limits set in 1996. Children’s Health Defense sued…
The Kenyan government halted all Worldcoin-related activities on Wednesday while it conducted a thorough inquiry into the project’s legality and data protection practices. Founded by…