Ken Macon, Author at Reclaim The Net

Ken Macon

Ken is a teacher and contributor who focuses on researching and reporting on mass surveillance and privacy rights across the world. [email protected]

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Experts Sound Alarm on EU Digital Identity Wallets: User “Controls” Mask Dangerous Data Oversharing Risks

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Coinbase Breach Exposes Risks of Digital ID

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California Expands Digital ID Programs for Public Services, Despite Privacy Concerns

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New York Senate Advances Bill to Curb Police Use of Facial Recognition and Biometric Surveillance

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Ireland Moves to Legalize Retrospective Facial Recognition

Germany Classifies AfD “Extremist,” Triggering Sweeping Surveillance Powers Amid Political Backlash

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Gun Owners Group Calls for Inquiry into Firearms Industry’s Secret Sharing of Customer Data

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Austin Police Begin Use of Facial Recognition Amid Concerns Over Surveillance Expansion

PayPal Deepens Push Into Targeted Ads, Fueling Privacy Concerns Over Monetization of Financial Data

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NIH Says It Will Build Health Data Platform Linking Health Records, Genomic Profiles, and Smartwatch Data for Medical Research

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India’s National Medical Commission Mandates Facial Recognition and GPS Tracking for Medical Faculty

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Long Beach Cyberattack Exposes Biometric and Personal Data; A Warning To Digital ID Advocates

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Microsoft Broadens Always-Watching AI-Powered Recall Tool That Logs and Indexes User Activity

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China’s Palm Payment Push Is Here

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Florida Advances Bill Mandating Encryption Backdoors

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Russia Expands Biometric Surveillance: Over 200,000 Foreign Nationals Enrolled in Unified Biometric System Amid SIM Card Mandate

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Google Enters the Age Check Arena as Australia Flirts with Digital ID

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EU Plans €1.3B Digital ID Wallet Despite Privacy Concerns

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Brazil’s Digital ID Dream Just Had a Nightmare

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Gabbard and Patel Defend Section 702 Surveillance Powers Amid Civil Liberties Concerns in Senate Hearing

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Who Owns Your DNA Now?

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Alexa’s Privacy Backtrack: Amazon Pushes All Voice Data to the Cloud

Meta Threatens to Withdraw WhatsApp from Sweden Over Proposed Surveillance Law

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Congressional Hearing Reveals Stablecoins and CBDCs Share the Same Financial Control Risks