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]
Mastercard Just Outlined Its Digital ID Push
Where payments meet digital ID.
Australia’s Commonwealth Bank Begins Tracking Transactions, Links It to Carbon Footprint
Surveilling transactions to nudge social change.
UK Commons Passes Bill to Electronically Tag Protesters That Haven’t Been Convicted of a Crime
Sweeping new surveillance proposal.
South Korea Plots Digital ID System
Blockchain-based.
Palm Print Payments Are Rolling Out in China and the US
Slow rollout of invasive tech led by WeChat in China and Amazon in the US.
EU News Websites: ‘Pay Us or We’ll Track You’
Controversial cookie paywalls.
IMF Praises India’s Controversial Digital ID System, Aadhaar
Praising digital access systems.
IMF’s Deputy Managing Director Bo Li Lauds CBDC’s Ability to Control What People Buy
Central control of what people are allowed to buy and who is allowed to spend.
Japan Will Link Health Insurance and Drivers Licenses to Digital ID
Further privacy concerns.
UK Council Goes Cashless, Allegedly to “Support the Switch to the Digital Economy”
The push towards digital-only payments.