Privacy
Tinder Wants Your Camera Roll and Calls It Chemistry
The app built on swipes now wants a window into your camera roll, calling it a step toward “deeper connections.”
Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites
The bill treats privacy like a loophole, not a right, reshaping the internet into a government ID checkpoint.
Mythical Games Integrates Sam Altman’s World ID for Player Verification
By tying digital play to real-world identity, Mythical is testing how far gamers will go to prove they’re human.
MembersAttorneys General, Tech Firms, and NGOs Form Online “Safety” Plan
The alliance promises protection, but its real product is permission; who gets to speak, and under what ID.
UK Knife Attack Fuels Renewed Push for Facial Recognition
Amid promises of safer streets, Britain edges closer to a future where every passing face becomes a data point.
Tommy Robinson Acquitted After Refusing to Unlock Phone Under UK Terrorism Act
A case that never should’ve seen a courtroom ended up reaffirming that privacy and principle still outrank reckless overreach.
YouTube Faces Backlash After AI Removes Windows 11 Tutorials for Unsupported PCs
Creators now face an algorithmic judge that deletes their work faster than any human can defend it.
UK Lords Debate Impact of VPNs on Censorship Laws
Could Britain’s online censorship push be drifting toward a point where using a VPN could be seen as an act of resistance?
Russia Moves to Mandate State Biometric ID for Online Age Verification
By merging digital identity with moral policing, Russia edges closer to an internet where every click carries a name.
F-Droid Accuses Google of Restricting Sideloading with New Verification Rules
F-Droid warns that Google’s new verification rules could turn Android’s open ecosystem into a gated one controlled by corporate approval.
Google Adds Age Check Tech as Texas, Utah, and Louisiana Enforce Digital ID Laws
Each state’s rulebook is different, but together they’re turning compliance into the next frontier of tech regulation.
Tech Giants Pledge Compliance but Warn of Major Challenges as Australia Introduces Online Verification Law
In chasing safety for kids, Australia may be rewriting the rules of digital freedom for everyone else.