Privacy
COVID used as an excuse to introduce facial recognition to UK schools
Further privacy invasion.
MembersAn introduction to CalyxOS
? A open-source, privacy-focused Android OS that can be used without a Google account.
UK lawmakers use MP murder to call for social media ID verification system
Any opportunity to increase surveillance.
Apple’s “privacy” crackdown on Facebook, tripled Apple’s ad revenue
Some are raising antitrust issues.
German state allows grocery stores to ban people without vaccine passport
Denied access to food.
Florida is expected to use Apple’s digital ID system for driving licenses
Digital ID has been worked on for many years in Florida.
UK MP David Davis blasts YouTube for censoring his speech against vaccine passports
Davis described the tech giants actions as “an outrageous attack on free speech.”
UK government criticized for GPS “women-tracking” proposals
The UK’s answer to every problem is often: “increase surveillance.”
Muslim women in China were jailed under “pre-crime” law for accessing Gmail and WhatsApp
A new book, “In The Camps: China’s High-Tech Penal Colony,” tells a tale of China’s oppressive internet security rules, and describes incidents of detention and “reeducation.” Google and Facebook are banned in the mainland, so using their services like Gmail and WhatsApp is only possible via VP
Forward Party announces “data as a property right” policy
A new proposal from a new party.
Colorado State University threatens arrest for students who don’t show a vaccine passport
Threatened with being reported for trespassing.