Senators move to block unauthorized use of PII in AI models
Senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have reintroduced the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act, a bipartisan measure designed…
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DHS’s biometric power shift raises oversight concerns
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is undergoing a significant realignment of authority over the federal government’s largest biometric database,…
New Pindrop research gets granular on deepfake detection
Pindrop’s researchers have dropped a new paper on “Audio and Visual Deepfake Countermeasures for Robust Detection and Fine Grained-Localization.” The…
Personal identity data still sold on dark web in Nigeria
The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has revealed that different forms of personal data including the National Identification Number (NIN),…
Official UK approval for AML with digital identity coming soon
Financial institutions in the UK will soon be able to use digital identities to carry out AML checks, so long…
Sri Lanka to start a national AI fund
Sri Lanka is starting a National AI Fund with an initial investment of Rs 100 million (US$ 333,000) aimed at…
Kurdistan reaches digital ID milestone, KRD Pass expanding reach
The Kurdistan Regional Government has surpassed a milestone as it drives toward being a fully digital administration, issuing over two…
Voice cloning tools give rise to cacophony of impersonation fraud
In the Hunger Games franchise, engineered mutant birds called jabberjays drive people to madness by mimicking the voices of their…
AI age assurance not a hit with YouTube users
In the U.S., there is a growing campaign objecting to YouTube’s automated age assurance system, which uses machine learning algorithms…
Online Safety Act irks UK porn users, US State Department
Traffic to regulated UK porn sites has shrunk dramatically, losing nearly 50 percent of its tumescence since age check laws…
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