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]
Missouri Locks the Web Behind a “Harmful” Content ID Check
Missouri joins a growing list of states testing how much privacy people will trade for a filtered internet.
EU Council Approves New “Chat Control” Mandate Pushing Mass Surveillance
By disguising coercion as consent, the EU’s plan enlists tech companies as willing agents in its quiet expansion of digital surveillance.
Judge Ends Sacramento Utility’s Decade-Long Police Data Sharing
The ruling exposes how a utility’s quiet cooperation with police turned ordinary energy use into evidence of suspicion.
Lawsuit Claims Google Secretly Used Gemini AI to Scan Private Gmail and Chat Data
Whether the claims are true or not, privacy in Google’s universe has long been less a right than a nostalgic illusion.
EU’s Weakened “Chat Control” Bill Still Poses Major Privacy and Surveillance Risks, Academics Warn
The law’s softer tone hides the same blunt instrument: unchecked surveillance wrapped in child safety rhetoric.
The Disguised Return of The EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.
Apple Rolls Out Digital ID as States Push New Verification Rules
By turning identification into a tap, Apple edges the iPhone closer to becoming a passport for everyday life.
German States Expand Police Powers to Train AI Surveillance Systems with Personal Data
Germany’s new wave of police laws turns surveillance training into a state-sanctioned data experiment where privacy becomes optional.
If UK Police Systems Can’t Stay Secure, How Safe Is a National Digital ID?
A nation preaching digital trust keeps tripping over its own passwords.
Texas Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures, Joining Multi-State Push for Digital ID
The lawsuits may target Roblox, but the real battleground is whether digital ID systems become the price of admission to everyday online life.
Buried in the Budget Is Canada’s Quiet Turn Toward Digital Identity
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.
Australia Turns the Rental Market into a Digital ID Testing Ground
A quiet test in the rental market could become the blueprint for how every Australian proves who they are, everywhere.