The Guardian
Verifone wants Australians to pay for coffee with a smile (or a palm-vein scan), promising speedier checkouts and a whole new level of awkward eye contact with payment terminals.
BBC World
Ghana makes digital ID checks mandatory, putting photocopiers and visual inspectors on notice with fines up to $2,100.
TechCrunch
NYC Health + Hospitals reveals a breach exposing 1.8M people's data, including fingerprints - because nothing says 'secure' like losing your biometrics.
BBC Business
Greece promises Brits a summer of fast-tracked border crossings, despite EU rules and jet fuel jitters, as long as you don't mind a little bureaucratic bending.
Wired
Your Tinder profile can now boast a 'verified human' badge, provided you've first allowed Sam Altman's Orb to scan your eyeballs.
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