Author: Ken Macon
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French Parliament Reaches Deal on Social Media Ban
Two hours in a closed room, and France agreed that anonymity online was a price worth paying for a headline…
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A Judge Just Recommended Congress Force Apple to Build iCloud Photo Scanning
The judge admits the law “prioritizes privacy,” then treats that like a bug for Congress to patch.
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Newsom Adds CA Drivers to National ID System
A phone ID, a national database, and a set of Olympic cameras walk into one bill, and only one of…
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San Francisco Police Left Their Live Drone Feeds Unlocked
SFPD drone footage leak shows San Francisco police surveillance reaching apartments, faces, and streets from above.
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Predator Spyware Victims File €8 Million Damages Suit in Athens
There is no undo button for a hacked phone, so the victims are asking for the next best thing, a…
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Microsoft Decided Your Windows Settings Belong in Its Cloud
Microsoft turns Windows Backup on by default in Windows 11 26H2, sending your settings and Store apps to the cloud.
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EU Mandates Driver-Facing Cameras in New Cars From Today
Surveillance just became a factory-fitted option you can’t decline.
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EU Reddit Users Must Verify Age With Government ID or Selfie
Child safety is the reason on the label. Look at what’s actually in the box.
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Ireland’s New Digital Wallet Turns MyGovID Into a National ID
The wallet exists because Brussels wrote it into law, not because anyone in Ireland asked for it.
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Reddit to Require Login for Old Reddit, Curbing Anonymous Browsing
The determined scrapers will just register accounts and keep harvesting, leaving the anonymous human reader as the only one actually…
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Discord’s New Face-Scan Vendor Comes with a Familiar Promise
The service that once asked for nothing but a username now wants your face and your government ID.
