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EU announces new rules on AI transparency (engadget.com)

2026-08-03 | by Steve Dent | tags: ai act, deepfake, european commission

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Google will let you upload a video selfie to recover your account - but should you? (zdnet.com)

2026-07-23 | by Jada Jones | tags: google, biometric data, face recognition

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The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: biometric databases, visa waiver, european commission

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Whoop Promo Codes: 20% Off This July 2026 (wired.com)

2026-07-02 | by Boutayna Chokrane | get Whoop Fitness Tracker → | tags: whoop, whoop 5.0, biometric data

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Anthropic says Claude may want to see your ID (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-22 | by Zack Whittaker | get ID Verification Security Key → | tags: anthropic, claude, identity verification

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Amazon Ring Sued for Facial Recognition Technology: Here's Why It May Violate Privacy Laws (cnet.com)

2026-06-03 | by See Full Bio | get Ring Video Doorbell → | tags: amazon ring, facial recognition, familiar faces

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Amazon-owned Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces, lawsuit says (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-02 | get Ring Video Doorbell → | tags: ring, amazon, facial recognition

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Amazon, Ring sued for alleged privacy violations from facial recognition tools (engadget.com)

2026-06-02 | by Anna Washenko | get Ring Video Doorbell → | tags: amazon, ring, facial recognition

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Whoop Promo Codes May 2026: 20% Off | June 2026 (wired.com)

2026-06-02 | by Boutayna Chokrane | get Whoop Fitness Tracker → | tags: whoop, whoop 5.0, biometric data

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Jared Leto and Sam Altman Say They Can Thwart Ticket Scalper Bots by Scanning Your Eyeballs (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-28 | get Eyeball Scanner Security Kit → | tags: jared leto, sam altman, humanity-authentication

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Disney Already Facing Lawsuit Over Controversial Facial Scanning at Theme Parks (cnet.com)

2026-05-21 | by See Full Bio | get Disney Facial Recognition Device → | tags: disney, facial scanning, universal studios

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Disney faces a class action lawsuit over facial recognition tech (engadget.com)

2026-05-18 | by Anna Washenko | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: disney, facial recognition, california adventure

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Fitness wearable Whoop to offer on-demand clinician access to U.S. users (cnbc.com)

2026-05-08 | by Brandon Gomez | get Whoop Strap 4.0 → | tags: whoop, wearable, biometric data

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Oura adds birth control support to its period tracker (theverge.com)

2026-05-01 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Oura Ring Sleep Tracker → | tags: oura, cycle insights, hormonal birth control

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4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | tags: voice biometrics, mercor, lapsus$

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Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time (futurism.com)

2026-04-22 | by Joe Wilkins | get Smart Glasses with Facial Recognition → | tags: ice, facial recognition glasses, biometric data

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ICE’s Smart Glasses Are a Worst-Case Scenario (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-21 | get Smart Glasses Display → | tags: ice, smart glasses, dhs

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Homeland Security reportedly wants to develop smart glasses for ICE (engadget.com)

2026-04-21 | get Smart Glasses for ICE → | tags: homeland security, ice glasses, biometric data

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Oura takes ring data into the doctor’s office with its latest partnership (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-14 | get Oura Ring Health Tracker → | tags: oura ring, vida health, biometric data

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Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-05 | by Aisha Malik | get Oura smart ring → | tags: oura, doublepoint, gesture recognition

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Senegalese Data Breaches Expose Lack of Security Maturity (darkreading.com)

2026-02-12 | get Cloud → | tags: african, african nation, biometric

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Senegalese Data Breaches Expose Lack of 'Security Maturity' (darkreading.com)

2026-02-12 | get Cloud → | tags: african, african nation, biometric

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OpenAI Working on Social Media Network That Could Require Creepy Eye Scans: Report (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-29 | get Eye Scan Technology → | tags: biometric, biometric data, bot free

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NYC Wegmans Is Storing Biometric Data On Shoppers' Eyes, Voices and Faces (slashdot.org)

2026-01-07 | get Facial Recognition System → | tags: biometric, biometric data, chain

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xAI Employees Were Reportedly Compelled to Give Biometric Data to Train Anime Girlfriend (gizmodo.com)

2025-11-05 | get Biometric data → | tags: anime, anime girlfriend, biometric

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Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-04 | by Brandon Vigliarolo | get Iris scanner → | tags: biometric, biometric data, immigration