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Half A Million Daily Shoppers Face Biometric Scanning On London's Oxford Street
Oxford Street is becoming a test case for making mass surveillance feel like urban furniture.
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Bill tracker
Follow legislation threatening privacy and free speech, and measures that defend them.
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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
Florida Wants to Put an Age Gate on the Entire Internet
Florida banned kids under 14, took Meta to court, and went after ChatGPT. Now it wants the phone itself to check your age.
Australian Meta Lawsuit Puts Adult Online Privacy at Risk
Meta’s design choices are on trial, along with the increasingly popular idea that identity checks are the cure.
French Users Flock To Bitchat Amid Social Network Shutdown Fears
France’s interior minister floated suspending social networks amid riots. Offline messenger Bitchat surged.
Signal’s Red Line Is Canada’s Bill C-22
The bill’s amendments may soften the language without softening the stakes.
Know Your Customer, Feed Your Fraudster
Every law that requires another platform to collect ID is also a law that schedules another breach.
Democrats' Letter Presses Big Tech on 2026 Midterm Election Posts
The proposed solution is familiar: more moderation, more monitoring, and fewer places for ambiguity.
