Ken Macon
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UK police and charities say Apple’s privacy features are hindering surveillance, investigations
A tool to enable more private browsing.
Canada’s conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says no to digital ID
While others are pushing the idea.
Unvaccinated New York teachers had their fingerprints sent to the FBI
Revealed in a new affidavit.
Democratic Senators call on the TSA to end facial recognition push
Facial recognition is becoming common in airports.
UK government to pay private sector to develop digital ID systems
The march towards digital ID.
Canada is making a big push toward “Smart Cities”
Driven by data.
Utah bill would bring ID-based age verification to online platforms
Calls for platforms to check ID.
The Netherlands’ centralized digital biometric database plot is criticized as “goldmine for hackers”
Centralized data concerns.
Federal government is accused of using antiterrorism tech to target vaccine dissent
Using it against its own citizens.
Australian state of New South Wales to get digital ID within weeks
Pushed under the guise of preventing alcohol sales to minors.
New York investigates Madison Square Garden company over facial recognition scan for entry
A possible civil liberties violation.