Privacy
The EU is considering its own DNS resolver that can block websites
New censorship tools.
The IRS will force facial recognition scans on users this summer
Users will have to submit private documents, their social security number, credit history, and even a facial scan to a third party to get their information online.
Democrats’ new bill targets “surveillance advertising”
The bill is set to limit the ways companies can profit from user data.
China’s Olympics app is mandatory for heath data, has privacy flaws, and a censorship blacklist
The developers are yet to fix the issues.
German court rules against “almost absurd” claim that ad blocking is copyright infringement
The lawsuit was brought against Adblock Plus by Axel Springer.
Western Australia says vaccine passports to access public spaces could last “years”
Civil liberties in Australia are set to be further challenged.
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The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board calls for the National Guard to police vaccine passports
Extreme demands from a local newspaper.
UK government hires ad agency to convince the public they don’t need privacy
The government thinks all communications should be available for snooping.
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US government plans to force all new vehicles to have a “kill switch”
And a backdoor available to law enforcement.
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