Over 4 hours of smartphone use leads to serious health risks for teens by StudyFinds SEOUL, South Korea — Teenagers who use smartphones for over…
Western culture has valued free speech as a necessary check on overreaching centralized power for centuries. Yet we’re watching the ability to speak freely disappear before…
Nigeria’s digital ID, the National Identification Number (NIN), is increasingly getting solicited for different authentication use cases. Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced…
In Mashhad, Iran, facial recognition systems are being deployed to intimidate women into wearing hijabs, according to Iran International. On Monday, social editor for the…
Depending on which late-model vehicle you own, your car might be watching you – literally and figuratively – as you drive down the road. It’s…
There is a danger that the new Polish government may just waive through this oppression policy, writes economic journalist Dariusz Matuszak. The agreement between the…
Pity the poor car dealers. After making record profits in the wake of the pandemic and the collapse of just-in-time inventory chains, they’re now complaining…
Panama’s Supreme Court unanimously held Tuesday that the 20-year concession for the Canadian Cobre Panamá copper mine was unconstitutional. In its judgement, the courts found that Law…
The legislature of the Canadian province of Alberta invoked the controversial Alberta Sovereignty Act on Monday in response to Canada’s federal clean energy initiatives. Alberta’s…
A report on the future of travel and tourism, co-authored by a travel agency called Intrepid Travel and The Future Labs Institute, posits a future…
Last Thursday in Dublin, five people were injured in a knife attack including three young children. The stabbing took place near an elementary school where…
The European Commission wants to deport more people in less time, and is pushing for a solution that leverages biometrics and video conferencing for identification,…
After a private initiative to establish a digital identity was shot down by voters in 2021, Switzerland is opting for a new state-run digital identity…
Iris biometrics scans will become a requirement for those enrolling in Vietnam’s digital ID scheme after the country’s legislature endorsed adjustments to a draft law.…
Sweden’s government has extended temporary identity document checks at its borders and proposed a law to make transport companies ensure those entering the country by…
An ongoing process which started on November 12 to deactivate SIM cards not biometrically registered in Uganda has seen over 1.4 million lines affected as…
CNN — France will ban smoking on beaches and public parks, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday, presenting a series of measures as the…