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. ken.macon@reclaimthenet.org

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Biden Administration Blocks Sale of Americans’ Data to Adversarial Nations but Ignores Domestic and Allied Sales

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IRS Under Fire for New Crypto Rules That Erode Privacy and Spark Legal Challenges

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Mitt Romney’s AI Bill Seeks to Ban Anonymous Cloud Access, Raising Privacy Concerns

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Microsoft’s Recall Returns with Privacy Concerns Looming

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JD Vance Slams The Surveillance State, Government Backdoors

Session’s Escape Plan: How a Visit From Police Pushed It To Leave the Country

PayPal’s New Ad Move: Power Play or Privacy Overreach?

Digital IDs Are Coming to Social Media in California’s Crackdown

Apple Expands Digital ID Project in California

Telegram’s Encryption and Privacy Explained

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested in France, Reportedly For Refusing to Censor Content

VPNs Vanish from Brazil’s App Store as Internet Freedom Faces Unprecedented Clampdown

Russia’s Biometric Boom Faces Rising Data Security Fears

UK Riots Are Used To Call For End To Online Anonymity

Argentina’s AI and the Rise of Pre-Crime Digital Surveillance

Trump’s Commits To CBDC Ban

X’s Grok AI Feeds on Your Data: How To Turn it Off

Court Ruling Permits Trudeau Government To Evade Accountability for Vaccine Passport Mandates

Bangladesh Orders Internet Blackout Amid Student Protests

“Nearly All” AT&T Customers are Affected by Massive Data Breach; What To Do Next

Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Texas’ Online Digital ID Mandate

Despite Backlash, X Continues Digital ID Verification with New Partner Stripe

ID Verification Company Partnered With X Suffered Data Leak, Report Claims

UK PM Sunak Proposes Disabling Driving Licenses and Financial Services For Youth Avoiding National Service