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]
Senate Moves Forward with GENIUS Act Requiring Stablecoin Issuers to Enforce KYC, Monitor Transactions, and Report Suspicious Activity
The bill’s passage could set the stage for the US to become the global hub for digital currency, but at the cost of heightened surveillance and tighter control.
27 States and D.C Sue to Block Sale of 23andMe Genetic Data in Bankruptcy Proceedings
States say 23andMe can’t treat DNA like debt, because it was never theirs to sell.
WhatsApp Backs Apple Against British Spy Tool
Apple’s courtroom stand reveals just how far the UK is willing to go to read the world’s messages.
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Empire Touches Down in London
Controversial Worldcoin backed by Sam Altman expands to the UK with biometric IDs, Orbs, World ID 2.0, and crypto rewards.
Apple Introduces Digital Passport IDs, Marking Major Step Toward Normalized Digital ID Integration
What begins as convenience quickly becomes the new baseline for showing ID in a wider scenario of situations.
France Moves to Classify X as an Adult Site Amid Digital ID Crackdown
France wants users to show ID at the door.
European Union Unveils International Strategy Pushing Digital ID Systems and Online Censorship
A digital vision cloaked in diplomacy, the EU’s global strategy turns infrastructure into ideology with identity at its core.
New Jersey Proposes a Vaccine Registry No One Asked For
A pandemic-era workaround inches closer to permanence, swapping consent for convenience in the name of public health.
The Canadian Bill That Wants To Make Privacy Rules Optional for Politicians
A quarter-century of data grabs gets wiped clean with a clause tucked between economic forecasts.
The High-Stakes Auction Where 15 Million People’s DNA is the Product
The fate of 15 million people’s genetic blueprints now hinges on courtroom bidding wars they never agreed to join.
Canada’s New Border Law Hides a Surveillance Time Bomb
Buried beneath the rhetoric of national security is a digital dragnet designed to sidestep the courts.
Visa Hypes EU ID Wallet as “Gamechanger,” Eyes Income Tracking
Mandatory by 2027, the EU’s Digital Identity Wallet risks becoming the skeleton key to modern life without a lock on its own powers.