The Disguised Return of The EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot
November 12, 2025
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.
By turning identification into a tap, Apple edges the iPhone closer to becoming a passport for everyday life.
Germany’s new wave of police laws turns surveillance training into a state-sanctioned data experiment where privacy becomes optional.
A nation preaching digital trust keeps tripping over its own passwords.
The lawsuits may target Roblox, but the real battleground is whether digital ID systems become the price of admission to everyday online life.
A few quiet sentences in a 493-page budget hint at a larger project, one that could turn convenience into a new form of control.
A quiet test in the rental market could become the blueprint for how every Australian proves who they are, everywhere.
The app built on swipes now wants a window into your camera roll, calling it a step toward “deeper connections.”
By tying digital play to real-world identity, Mythical is testing how far gamers will go to prove they’re human.
Amid promises of safer streets, Britain edges closer to a future where every passing face becomes a data point.
By merging digital identity with moral policing, Russia edges closer to an internet where every click carries a name.
Each state’s rulebook is different, but together they’re turning compliance into the next frontier of tech regulation.
A system built for security now edges toward inevitability, where opting out may mean opting for inconvenience.
A new layer of trust is being built into every swipe and click, where identity itself becomes the currency of security.
Each scan of a stranger’s face tightens the loop between public safety and personal freedom.
Florida’s lawsuit spotlights a paradox where efforts to shield children online could end up erasing privacy for everyone.
It’s a small toggle with big implications for how much say users really have over their digital identities.
Australia is building a biometric database of its citizens before setting the rules for who can access it.
A proposal meant to shield minors could hand Ottawa power over what Canadians are allowed to see online.
Citing Denmark and Estonia, officials skipped over the part where those systems had data breaches.
Budget gaps and thin staffing met their match in a machine that never blinks.
What begins as child protection ends as an unprecedented mandate to tag, track, and watch every digital move.
Apple and Google brace for a privacy tradeoff as Texas turns app downloads into identity checkpoints.
The move from watching crowds to identifying individuals is no longer hypothetical in Hong Kong.
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.
By turning identification into a tap, Apple edges the iPhone closer to becoming a passport for everyday life.
Germany’s new wave of police laws turns surveillance training into a state-sanctioned data experiment where privacy becomes optional.
A nation preaching digital trust keeps tripping over its own passwords.
The lawsuits may target Roblox, but the real battleground is whether digital ID systems become the price of admission to everyday online life.
A few quiet sentences in a 493-page budget hint at a larger project, one that could turn convenience into a new form of control.
A quiet test in the rental market could become the blueprint for how every Australian proves who they are, everywhere.
The app built on swipes now wants a window into your camera roll, calling it a step toward “deeper connections.”
By tying digital play to real-world identity, Mythical is testing how far gamers will go to prove they’re human.
Amid promises of safer streets, Britain edges closer to a future where every passing face becomes a data point.
By merging digital identity with moral policing, Russia edges closer to an internet where every click carries a name.
Each state’s rulebook is different, but together they’re turning compliance into the next frontier of tech regulation.
A system built for security now edges toward inevitability, where opting out may mean opting for inconvenience.
A new layer of trust is being built into every swipe and click, where identity itself becomes the currency of security.
Each scan of a stranger’s face tightens the loop between public safety and personal freedom.
Florida’s lawsuit spotlights a paradox where efforts to shield children online could end up erasing privacy for everyone.
It’s a small toggle with big implications for how much say users really have over their digital identities.
Australia is building a biometric database of its citizens before setting the rules for who can access it.
A proposal meant to shield minors could hand Ottawa power over what Canadians are allowed to see online.
Citing Denmark and Estonia, officials skipped over the part where those systems had data breaches.
Budget gaps and thin staffing met their match in a machine that never blinks.
What begins as child protection ends as an unprecedented mandate to tag, track, and watch every digital move.
Apple and Google brace for a privacy tradeoff as Texas turns app downloads into identity checkpoints.
The move from watching crowds to identifying individuals is no longer hypothetical in Hong Kong.