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The UK’s “National Fraud Initiative” would give police power to match public and private sector data
A new step towards a surveillance state.
DHS to scan social media posts looking for “domestic terrorists” after Capitol breach
Civil rights groups already see the threat to free speech.
Ignoring privacy and civil liberties concerns, UK pushes ahead with vaccine passport
The app, that was once dismissed as a conspiracy, has come to pass.
People are choosing to buy wearable digital vaccine passports
The bands are rolling out across multiple states, particularly for places of employment.
Justice Department seized phone records of WaPo journalists
Increasingly common in recent decades.
Brave’s new feature pulls video content into a single feed
The feature is available on iOS and is coming soon to Android and Desktop.
UK’s vaccine booking service caught leaking people’s vaccination status
It was all too easy to get access to someone else’s private information.
Apple increases its advertising business after curbing competitors’ tracking ads
Apple’s ban on ads tracking is good for user privacy but puts it at odds with regulators now it’s also growing its own ads business.
Minds launches end-to-encrypted messaging app Minds Chat
The feature rich app supports file sharing, video chat, and more.
Rights groups call on Spotify to drop “creepy” technology
With proposed new tech, Spotify wants to listen to people’s rooms.
Digital vaccine passport bands have arrived
Ignoring civil liberties concerns, employers are moving ahead.