Privacy
Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 committee subpoenas Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit
Demands documents are handed over.
German police face backlash for using Covid surveillance to track witnesses to a death
It was promised that Covid surveillance would only be used for contact tracing.
Facebook sued for allegedly profiting off of kids’ biometric data
A class action lawsuit.
Five Queensland police officers arrest woman who didn’t show vaccine passport
The video has gone viral around the world.
Members
Washington DC to combine photo ID with vaccine passport scheme
Civil liberties grind to a halt in the nation’s capital.
Some Cook County Illinois cities push back against vaccine passports for kids
Local mayors are disagreeing with the mandates.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer: If you’re banned on one platform, you should be banned across all platforms
Spencer’s vision for the future.
New Hampshire bill HB1273 makes the case for open source technology
Citizens are urged to get behind it.
Members
Quebec to deny parts of society to those without a “booster” passport
Being arranged for a future date.
DuckDuckGo accuses Google of further anti-competitive practices with “Change back to Google search” message
Users who installed the DuckDuckGo extension were given a notification to change back.