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]
Bill Gates tells governments to invest in technologies for “payment and ID systems”
More central control.
UK “Online Safety Bill” Wants a Backdoor on End-to-end Encrypted Messaging Apps
Automated content scanning.
California’s leak of gun owner addresses and information is worse than previously thought
Even those who were denied a license also had their details leaked.
Canada’s government tracked citizens through a federal weather app
Users weren’t aware that data was being collected.
Canada’s ArriveCAN app introduced for Covid could be made permanent, government suggests
Least surprising news ever.
Australian appliance retailer hit with complaints over invasive facial recognition tech
The Good Guys hits pause.
Coinbase reportedly shares data with ICE
One of several government contracts.
Payments company Mastercard wants to be a digital ID provider
Making big moves in Australia.
Russia fines Threema app for not collecting user data
Fined under “anti-terror” laws.
