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Italy activates real-time facial recognition under new AI decree
A legislative decree amending the EU AI Act came into force in Italy, enabling live biometric recognition systems.
Surveillance
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Jacksonville facial recognition system tied to another wrongful arrest
A second Jacksonville Beach Police facial recognition incident surfaced months after a lawsuit over a prior wrongful arrest.
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US America.gov portal launches with privacy pledge, but tracking code found
The Trump administration's new America.gov gateway uses Login.gov, whose code recently added tracking-related features.
Control
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Court blocks Utah VPN law as technically unworkable
A court sided with EFF in blocking Utah's attempt to outlaw VPN privacy protections, calling it a technical impossibility.
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California top court rules against sheriff over ballot seizure
California's Supreme Court ruled against Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco after he seized 650,000 ballots.
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Judge dismisses Chegg, Penske antitrust suits over Google AI search
A US federal judge dismissed publisher antitrust lawsuits accusing Google of harming traffic through AI search features.
Corporate
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Smithfield workers speak out after fatal incident at Illinois plant
Meatpacking workers raised concerns over conditions following the death of Patou Mpinda at a Smithfield plant in Illinois.
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Women's share of UK cybersecurity workforce falls to lowest since 2021
The proportion of women in the UK cybersecurity industry dropped to 16 percent, the lowest level in five years.
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Microsoft makes Windows 11 settings backup default in 26H2
Windows 11 26H2 now enables settings backup by default, a change administrators previously had to opt into.
Resistance
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French school protests escalate into unrest, government convenes crisis talks
Around 900 protests and blockades over school conditions escalated into what the French government called urban violence.
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Spain's government offers tenant reforms after mass eviction protests
Spain approved tenant protection measures after 30,000 marched in Madrid following the eviction of an 87-year-old resident.
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Report: US police used violent force against Gaza encampment students
A new report found police broke bones and teeth of pro-Palestine students arrested at US college encampments.
Countermeasures
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Public pressure halts EU Chat Control 2.0 negotiations, for now
Negotiations over EU legislation mandating scanning of private communications for CSAM were stopped after public pressure.
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Tor releases Arti 2.7.0, Rust-based Tor implementation
The Tor Project released Arti 2.7.0, continuing development of its Rust implementation toward relay and directory authority use.
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Study examines data privacy of connected vehicles
A Northeastern University study, 'Automatic Transmission', examines data privacy practices in connected cars.
Makers
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Hobbyist builds brain-computer interface for under $350
Carlos Lorenzo-Zúñiga Marí built a custom eight-channel EEG headset using an ESP32 and a biopotential acquisition board.
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Researchers build wireless soft robot inspired by Venus flytrap
KAIST researchers created a single soft material that senses and responds to nearby objects without separate wiring.
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Hacker archives images from world's oldest running webcam
Justin Earl worked to preserve images from FogCam, which has streamed from San Francisco State University since 1994.