Millions in Biometric Data Privacy Lawsuit Settlements Continue to Pile Up

By Jim Nash It’s another busy day for biometric privacy plaintiffs in the U.S. state of…

G7 Ambivalent About Generative AI

By Jim Nash AI governance did not make the top 10 or 25 concerns mentioned in…

Facial Recognition Shows Up in Public Housing, Small Cities

By Jim Nash The race to make biometric surveillance commonplace is only getting faster, with systems…

Study Finds Factors Behind a Society’s Acceptance of Biometric Surveillance

By Jim Nash Wondering if your neighbors will support government use of facial recognition surveillance? A…

TSA Fighting to Fund Biometric Screening Devices, Airport Digital ID Expansion

By Jim Nash The Biden administration is selling its fiscal 2024 Transportation Security Administration budget request…

Studies Show US Police Facial Recognition Use is Advancing Without Thinking Through Harms

By Jim Nash Two new studies on facial recognition and policing in the southern seaboard of…

US Military Group Wants Weaponized Deepfakes, Better Biometric Tools

By Jim Nash At least some in the U.S. military have heard enough about deepfakes and…

It’s Been an Ugly Six Months for Identity Theft and Data Breaches

By Jim Nash A look back at U.S. security debacles in 2022, combined with a “major…

Face Biometrics Getting Deeper into Policing, Sparking Concerns

By Jim Nash Those worried about the use of facial recognition by law enforcement have warned…

Will $500M for Smart Cities in Historic US Senate Spending Bill Fund Biometric Surveillance?

By Jim Nash Half a billion dollars was written into the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed…