The Walt Disney Company has announced the implementation of face recognition technology at Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park. While visitors can choose to enter through non-recognising lanes, there remains concern over data privacy and security.

Disneyland's system converts facial images into numerical values for matching purposes but claims these are deleted after 30 days. However, exceptions may apply for legal or fraud-prevention reasons. Face recognition has become a common tool in public spaces like airports and stadiums but raises questions about personal freedom and consent.

The National Security Agency (NSA) is also testing Anthropic's Mythos AI tool for discovering hackable bugs in software. Despite the Department of Defense's ban on Anthropic, the NSA seems to be using these tools effectively, possibly even defying the ban.

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Peter Stokes has been arrested as an alleged member of the Scattered Spider ransomware group. This latest case highlights the young age and international nature of many ransomware actors, often cooperating with US law enforcement.