Privacy
MembersThe New York Times Is Surprised to Hear the Biden Administration Uses Spyware
When surveillance goes commercial, morality becomes a matter of licensing.
Brazil plots centrally controlled digital currency for 2024
Another push for CBDCs.
Privacy concerns are raised over Chinese surveillance companies’ access to UK business crime data
Chinese surveillance tech, with links to the CCP, is prominent in the UK.
Indian citizens that don’t link account numbers to Digital ID will soon face financial blacklisting
Forcing the uptake of digital ID.
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Texas Republican introduces bill to force platforms to receive ID documents from users
Stripping away privacy and creating more opportunities for data breaches.
Iran plans Trudeau tactics to freeze bank accounts of women who refuse to wear hijab
The technique was popularized by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau against civil liberties protesters.
Proton Drive brings private file storage to iOS and Android
It was previously only available through the web.
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WEF thinks of ways to regulate digital ID in the metaverse
Already thinking about ways to control future technology.
World Health Organization meets to discuss granting of increased surveillance powers under pandemic treaty
The global health agency could get new surveillance powers by May 2024.