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]
India’s PM Says 5G Rollout Will Help Boost the Use of Surveillance
Facial recognition, automatic number plate recognition tech, and drones.
Russia Uses Facial Recognition Surveillance Network to Find Draft-Avoiders
Russia has grown its CCTV network in recent years.
Residents Push Back After Oxford, England Proposes Dystopian Surveillance System That Limits Driving
Expanding a surveillance network to control traffic and limit travel.
Austria Gets Its First Digital ID in the Form of a Driver’s License App
States in the US are watching the rollout.
Tesco Stores Could Face Lawsuit After Demanding Customers Download an App to Enter
Privacy concerns of checkout-free stores.
WEF Report Explores Online “Interventions” Including Content Removal, Warning Labels to Protect Kids
The WEF has taken an interest in online content moderation.
Australia Considers Centralizing Digital ID
More central control.
“We Are Not QR Codes” New Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Apologizes for Vaccine Passports
Calls for an amnesty and the purging of tracking data.
New UK Rules Mean Rape Victims Won’t Be Subjected to a Digital Search
No longer will they automatically be treated as a suspect and immediately subject to the scanning of their digital life.
Forbes Stands by Report China’s TikTok Planned to Monitor Locations of Specific US Citizens
Another allegation against TikTok.
Invasive Tech Analyzes Your Voice for Signs of Mental Illness
Call centers are already testing it.