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]
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Defends Biden Administration’s Plan to Surveil Americans’ Bank Accounts
Yellen doesn’t seem to see a privacy issue.
Businesses Push Back Against Scotland’s Vaccine Passport
Business owners aren’t happy.
UK Ministry of Defense Proposal Calls for More Social Media Surveillance
More surveillance of civilians.
Hospitals Struggle With Staff Shortages After Vaccine Passport Mandates
Forcing staff to show vaccine passports has reduced the number of staff by up to 20% in some US hospitals.
London Police to Rollout “Retrospective Facial Recognition,” Scanning Old Footage With New Invasive Face Recognition Tech
One of the most surveilled cities in the world is increasing its surveillance.
Workers Fired for Not Showing New York Vaccine Passport Will Be Denied Unemployment Insurance
A further affront to civil liberties.
UK Considering Joining EU Vaccine Passport Scheme, Reports Say
It would make it easier for the UK to rapidly deploy a domestic vaccine passport.
Italy Tells Employers to Withhold Pay for Those With No Vaccine Passport
No vax pass = no income.
Apple to Embrace Vaccine Passports
Apple will soon normalize the controversial tech by adding it to its Wallet app.
Black Lives Matter Says Vaccine Passports Are Being Used to Propagate Racism
Accused of being used to discriminate.