Privacy
MembersThe Internet’s Small Clues Have Become an Identity Map
Pseudonymity used to mean making the detective work annoying. AI has other plans.
Florida Seeks Court Order Requiring Age Verification for ChatGPT
The age check arrives dressed as child protection and carrying a much larger mandate.
The UK’s Age Check Era Is Set To Begin In March 2027
The UK’s coming age gate is less a bouncer at the door than a new architecture for being online.
EU Council Advances Chat Control 2.0 Scanning Proposal
The proposed fix keeps the machinery of mass scanning very much alive.
TikTok Agrees to "Age Verification" for All Users in Alabama Settlement
The teenagers get a curfew. The adults get carded. TikTok doesn't have to face a jury.
MembersF-Droid Grew Up. Not Everything Came With It.
F-Droid is betting that an app store can be easier to use without becoming another machine for harvesting attention and data.
Australia’s Age Verification Fail: Steam Users Locked Out, eSafety Wants More Invasive Checks
As if it wasn't bad enough, Valve faces pressure from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner.
Utah Court Blocks Key Provision of State Age Verification and VPN Law
Utah’s attempt to locate everyone, everywhere, has run into the Constitution.
MembersThe Senate's Look Inside America’s License Plate Surveillance Machine
The cameras promise smarter policing while building a map of American life.
Revolut Wants Your Face At The Coffee Counter
The biometric bargain arrives just after Revolut’s latest customer data scare.
Digital ID Age Checks Begin At Pubs In England And Wales
The government calls it safer. Privacy campaigners will see a digital door policy taking shape.
After a Major ID Breach, Discord Asks Users to Trust Age Checks Again
When surveillance fails, the solution involves IDs, selfies, credit cards, or a video of your face.