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]
French Citizens Face Jail for Not Complying With COVID Passports
And for business owners, the punishment is even more severe.
Irish Ice Hockey Star Niall McEvoy Quits in Objection to COVID Passports
Quits after 13 years.
UK: 80% of Nightclubs Say They’ll Reject Draconian COVID Passports
Businesses are pushing back.
Hong Kong Is Moving Towards Sharing Its Digital ID System With China
A fresh blow for Hong Kong data sovereignty.
France Takes to the Streets to Protest Vaccine Passports
Citizens are speaking out against the crushing of civil liberties.
UK Rushes to Judgement, Many Call for Social Media Platforms to Collect ID Following Racist Comments From Foreign Bot Accounts
If it’s true that most of the racist Euro 2020 final comments came from foreign bots, handing over ID would create a civil liberties crisis and do nothing so solve the issue.
US Government Agencies Are Using Facial Recognition Tech With Almost No Oversight
A new report has the findings.
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair Calls for Mandatory Vaccine Passports
Calling for threats on civil liberties has become mainstream.
Abu Dhabi Justifies Introducing Invasive Facial Scanning by Saying It “Detects COVID-19”
The tech will be used in residential areas and shopping malls.
Nail Salon in Dubai Installs Microchips on Customers’ Nails
The chip has worrying implications for the future of privacy invasion and tracking.
Massachusetts Android Users Alarmed to Wake Up to COVID Tracking App Auto-Installed
Even devices using parental controls to prevent app downloads had the app forced on them.