As Expected, a Hearing on Kids Online Safety Becomes a Blueprint for Digital ID
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As Expected, a Hearing on Kids Online Safety Becomes a Blueprint for Digital ID
The room buzzed with moral urgency, but the real agenda was control disguised as compassion.
Australia’s Top Censor Warns of Surveillance While Hypocritically Expanding It
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Australia's Top Censor Warns of Surveillance While Hypocritically Expanding It
Julie Inman Grant warns of data predators while quietly building a system that feeds them.
Edmonton Becomes First in Canada to Test Facial Recognition Body Cameras in Police Pilot Program
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Edmonton Becomes First in Canada to Test Facial Recognition Body Cameras in Police Pilot Program
A city becomes a testing ground for the uneasy fusion of public safety and algorithmic gaze.
Congress Goes Parental on Social Media and Your Privacy
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Congress Goes Parental on Social Media and Your Privacy
A campaign to protect kids online turns into a blueprint for government-approved speech and surveillance.
Macron’s Mission to Muzzle the Internet
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Macron’s Mission to Muzzle the Internet
A president once enamored with disruption now dreams of an internet that obeys his censorship demands.
India Orders Smartphone Makers to Pre-Install Non-Removable App
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India Orders Smartphone Makers to Pre-Install Non-Removable App
Apple’s next move in India may redefine how far global tech firms will bend to government demands.
Australian Court Questions eSafety’s Power in X Free Speech Appeal
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Australian Court Questions eSafety’s Power in X Free Speech Appeal
The judges’ skepticism hints at a broader unease with invisible forms of online censorship.
EU Push to Make Message Scanning Permanent Despite Evidence of Failure and Privacy Risks
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EU Push to Make Message Scanning Permanent Despite Evidence of Failure and Privacy Risks
A policy designed to test its own limits now pretends those limits don’t exist.
British Man Arrested in UK Over Florida Vacation Gun Photo
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British Man Arrested in UK Over Florida Vacation Gun Photo
A country once famed for its stiff upper lip now trembles at the sight of a gun on a foreign porch.
British Transport Police Launch Facial Recognition Trials in London Stations
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British Transport Police Launch Facial Recognition Trials in London Stations
Britain’s railways are turning into laboratories for algorithmic policing, where every commuter’s face becomes just another line of data in the...