Didi Rankovic
Didi Rankovic is an experienced online journalist, editor, and translator, with a career spanning over ten years writing for major a English-language website in Serbia, and previously working as translator for international organizations and peacekeepers in the Balkans. Rankovic is passionate about free and open source tech and is a head contributor for Reclaim The Net, focusing on lead stories. [email protected]
Mortgage Brokers Leak Sensitive Data to Facebook
Sensitive borrower information shared with Facebook through Meta Pixel tracker raises privacy and legal concerns.
EU Investigates Meta in Crackdown on Alleged “Rabbit Hole” Effects, Wants It To Push Digital ID
Critics fear youth safety concerns could be a pretext for pushing increased censorship on Meta’s platforms.
Belgium and Hungary Launch Controversial Digital IDs, Vaccine Passport, Ahead of EU Regulations
Privacy fears grow over new digital ID initiatives in Belgium and Hungary.
Visa Rolls Out Tech To Share More Data on Customers’ Shopping History With Retailers
The pilot program launches later this year amid, debates on the erosion of privacy.
UK PM Sunak Endorses Facial Recognition, Implicitly Backs Mass Bank Surveillance
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak doesn’t spare a thought for the loss of privacy and curbing of civil liberties.
Garland and Wray Launch “Election Threats Task Force,” Sparking Censorship Concerns for 2024
Amidst heightened scrutiny and looming elections, Garland and Wray’s new plans on election security stir controversy and accusations of censorship.
EU’s Von der Leyen Calls for More Censorship Amid Re-Election Campaign
Von der Leyen’s push for the “European Democracy Shield” raises censorship and bias concerns ahead of reelection bid.
UK Army Unit Labeled Accurate COVID Reporting as “Malinformation”
Freedom of Information requests reveal the UK military’s covert role in pandemic-era surveillance.
Immich Teams Up to Innovate Privacy-First Photo Storage
Joining forces with FUTO, Immich boosts its anti-centralization mission, promising enhanced privacy features and an upcoming cloud-hosted option in the battle against Google Photos.
Unpacking Canada’s Controversial Push to Police the Digital World
Canada’s new bill is a slide into more censorship, with penalties as severe as imprisonment for retroactive “hate speech.”
UK Disinformation Unit Minutes Reveal Consideration of Placing Government Employees Inside Social Media Companies
The same tactics as the Chinese Communist Party.
YouTube Removes 35,000 EU Videos for “Misinformation,” Enhances Content Censorship Ahead of 2024 Elections
YouTube amps up its election role in the EU, blending voter information with a robust crackdown on what it deems misinformation. What could possibly go wrong?