Defending Digital Rights in the Age of Control
MembersThe Internet’s Small Clues Have Become an Identity Map
Pseudonymity used to mean making the detective work annoying. AI has other plans.
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See where US states are introducing identity checks and where these laws stand.
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The internet shouldn’t require ID
Age checks put anonymous access at risk. See how identity demands are spreading and what you can do.
Challenge age verificationPush back against digital ID
Explore the systems making proof of identity a condition of everyday life, and the risks to your freedom.
Explore the digital ID campaignKeep private messages private
Understand the EU’s push to scan private messages and how to oppose Chat Control.
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The Latest
EU Council Advances Chat Control 2.0 Scanning Proposal
The proposed fix keeps the machinery of mass scanning very much alive.
Thirty Leaders Want a Global Referee for AI
Every UN week needs a cause. This year's came with testing protocols and a verification regime.
Bernie Sanders’ AI Bill Turns Software Into a State Permission
Open source developers may find the government’s definition of safety has a distinctly closed-door quality.
TikTok Agrees to "Age Verification" for All Users in Alabama Settlement
The teenagers get a curfew. The adults get carded. TikTok doesn't have to face a jury.
MembersF-Droid Grew Up. Not Everything Came With It.
F-Droid is betting that an app store can be easier to use without becoming another machine for harvesting attention and data.
Senator Chris Murphy Wants Government to Regulate Your Time Online
First they came for the doomscrolling, apparently in the name of civic connection.
