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]
Data Mining Takes Off: Delta Rolls Out AI-Based Personalized Airfare Pricing
Delta’s experiment with algorithmic airfare dives straight into the gray zone where personalization meets economic profiling.
Mexico Mandates Biometric Digital ID by 2026
Mexico mandates biometric CURP IDs with fingerprints, iris scans, and photos under Claudia Sheinbaum’s national ID overhaul.
Facial Recognition Moves In on London’s Biggest Carnival
Mass facial recognition surveillance is quickly becoming normalized in the UK.
MembersThe Case That Could Silence the Open Internet
The courtroom showdown over Lewellen’s DeFi code may decide whether writing software is protected speech or prosecutable infrastructure.
Backroom Politics and Big Tech Fuel Europe’s New Spy Push
The guest list reads like a blueprint for surveillance in the name of safety.
Reddit Enforces UK Digital ID Law
Verifying your age now means handing over your ID just to scroll.
How to Stop Google’s Gemini AI from Accessing Your Apps
On Android, Google’s Gemini AI now taps into your private apps — whether you asked it to or not.
Digital ID: Bluesky to Launch Age Checks in UK
Bluesky’s new age checks mark another step in the UK’s quiet construction of a digitally verified citizen.
Meta Appeals EU Ruling on Pay-or-Consent Ad Model
Pay up or be tracked.
Australia Orders Search Engines to Enforce Digital ID Age Checks
The new rules pull search engines and hosting platforms deeper into Australia’s expanding web of digital control.
South Dakota Follows Texas with Broader Online Digital ID Law
Websites now face a murky standard that could chill far more speech than lawmakers admit.
EU Digital ID Wallet Trials Near End Amid Privacy Concerns
The project lays the groundwork for a system where convenience masks a checkpoint society.