French gov’t confirms hack of at least 18M records from ID document database
France’s government has confirmed that a database storing records of identity documents suffered a breach of millions of entries containing…
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Meta tracks employee keystroke data for agentic AI model training amid privacy furor
Meta has introduced a new employee monitoring tool that tracks the keystrokes and mouse movements of the company’s U.S.-based workers…
In Australia, platforms skirt age laws, but the problem isn’t age assurance tech
Consider the shovel. A sturdy tool based on an ancient design, a shovel is great for uprooting things. However, if…
New version of EU age verification app to follow biometrics bypass, exposure claims
A new version of the “technically ready” EU age verification app released on Wednesday is expected any time, an official…
Idaho law limits use of digital ID, bans compelled adoption
Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed into law Senate Bill 1299, which limits how public entities can use digital identification…
India weighs mandatory KYC, age checks for online social platforms
India could tilt toward greater digital identity-anchored online safety and age assurance to enforce restrictions with the release of a…
GenAI fraud makes zero-knowledge proofs non-negotiable
By Jarek Sygitowicz, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Authologic By now it’s something of a cliché to say the…
BIPA damage limitation applies retroactively to pending class actions: court
Illinois’ infamous biometric data privacy law has lost some of its sting. A ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals…
Researchers claim mmWave biometrics enable privacy preserving emotion recognition dataset
Researchers have released what they describe as the first publicly accessible emotion recognition dataset based on millimetre‑wave (mmWave) radar. The…
AI company’s breached biometrics, ID document images make deepfake fraud easier
Mercor, an AI company valued at $10 billion, has been the victim of a major data breach which appears to…
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