Uganda is making iris biometrics part of its new national digital identity card. It serves not just as an added layer of “security” but also as an alternative for people who do not have fingerprints that can be matched.
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Yesterday Nature published an article summarising what countries are doing to prepare for a bird flu pandemic. Wealthy nations are purchasing vaccines against H5N1 influenza and boosting surveillance.
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e-Passports are coming. Google Wallet is rolling out digital support for American biometric passports and Apple Wallet is doing the same under the guise of Japan’s digital ID agenda.
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A Swiss technology startup has just announced the world’s first “bioprocessor” constructed from 16 “human brain organoids.”
Without even knowing what any of that means, you can already tell this is bad. But you don’t know the half of it yet.
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Vaccination didn’t save the world from diseases. The real heroes, the technology that changed the course of history and public health, are: clean water, sewage treatment for municipalities and electricity to support refrigeration.
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