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 Wants Citizens to Embrace Digital ID
Moving towards a digital checkpoint society.
May 26, 2023
Leaked Document Shows the EU Countries That Want to Ban Private Messaging
The plot to end privacy.
May 23, 2023
EU Fines Meta a Record $1.3 Billion for Violating EU Privacy Law
Meta said it would appeal the decision.
May 22, 2023
Google Is Sued After Planned Parenthood Decided to Install Its Trackers
A likely misplaced lawsuit.
May 19, 2023
Zoom Is Planning to Integrate an AI Assistant That’s Instructed to Choose a Reply With the Least Likelihood to Be Offensive
Across all products.
May 18, 2023
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Closes in on $100M Funding for Iris-Scanning Cryptocurrency Plans
Dystopian.
May 17, 2023
Victoria Is the Next Australian State to Push for Digital Driver’s Licenses
Planned for 2024.
May 16, 2023
Surveillance Contractor Monitored Vaccine Skeptics, Report Says
Monitoring dissent.
May 13, 2023
Disney Is Criticized for Installing “Disney Alexas” in Hotel Rooms
Raising privacy concerns.
May 13, 2023
DHS Is Looking for Help Building a Biometric Database Tool on Amazon’s Cloud
A future biometrics identity system.
May 13, 2023
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Bill That Would End Private Messaging
The push to end privacy.
May 11, 2023
Bank of England Fintech Director Says Anonymity Is “a Public Policy Problem and Something That Should Not Be Allowed to Continue”
In a discussion about CBDCs.
May 11, 2023