Traditional authentication methods – recognizing a familiar face on video, hearing a trusted voice, even observing behavioral patterns – can no longer provide reliable security.

Furthermore, tech companies have not only profited from phone addictions and teen anxiety, but they’ve also aided and abetted governments in violating human rights. Facebook’s lack of moderation in Myanmar enabled Burmese military personnel to orchestrate a genocide of the Muslim Rohingya minority group. In the U.S., judges use biased risk... See more

“Catch a cheater” apps are on the rise, exploiting users’ curiosity and insecurities under the guise of relationship vigilance. As The Verge reports, platforms like Cheaterbuster and CheatEye use facial recognition to locate people’s Tinder profiles for as little as $18, scraping biometric data without consent.

“The most insidious aspect is how

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