This week’s issue explores biometric privacy creep: the shift from physical security to permanent, searchable data. From "invisible" tracking of how you scroll to new laws protecting your brain data, we ask: is anonymity being designed out of the modern world?
One Article
Your face is the only password you can never change. This piece explores how biometric creep—from police vans scanning crowds to smart glasses de-anonymising strangers in real-time—is making public anonymity a thing of the past.
One YouTube Video
This video explains how behavioural biometrics uses your typing speed and scrolling patterns to identify you. It covers the evolution of biometric sensors as well as the struggle for an international consensus on neural and behavioural privacy.
One Research Paper
As biometric tracking moves from law enforcement into retail and "smart" environments, researchers are calling for a new legal framework for facial privacy. This paper proposes that biometric data be treated as an "inalienable right" rather than just personal property.
One Infographic
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One Alert
Is your brain data personal, medical, or something else? Lawmakers in 2026 are scrambling to decide. This update tracks new 2026 laws—including California’s move to ban bosses from using brain-monitoring tech to track employee performance.
One Local Ban
New York City is moving to ban private-sector biometric surveillance. Two new bills go beyond simple "notice" signs, instead prohibiting landlords and retailers from collecting facial scans and voiceprints entirely.
