Privacy
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Warns of Growing Digital Repression and Decline of Online Freedom
A birthday lament turns manifesto as Durov warns of a vanishing digital frontier.
MembersNYPD Built a Surveillance Empire and Put It on the Market
A citywide surveillance system now uses thousands of residential cameras to enable real-time monitoring and data collection.
Google Dismisses Privacy Fears Over App ID Policy
Google shrugs off anonymity concerns with a smirk and a shrug, offering little more than vague reassurances.
California Court Rules SMUD Illegally Shared Customer Utility Data With Police
A decade-long dragnet of household energy use meets its match in a courtroom siding with privacy over profiling.
Discord Support Breach Exposes Over 70,000 Government IDs
Turning platforms into ID checkpoints makes data breaches a feature, not a bug.
MembersThe Easiest Photo Self-Hosting Exit Ramp from Big Cloud
This app’s latest update turns DIY photo hosting into something that feels built for people, not just power users.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman Sues Roblox, Urges ID Age Verification
A courtroom fight over Roblox could reshape how Americans prove who they are every time they log on.
Microsoft Makes It Harder to Set Up Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account
The walls are closing in for anyone still trying to set up Windows without a leash.
Germany Rejects EU “Chat Control” Law, Effectively Halting Mass Surveillance Proposal
Germany blocks EU Chat Control plan as Friedrich Merz, Stefanie Hubig, and Irene Mihalic defend encryption and digital privacy rights.
ECB President Christine Lagarde Calls Democratic Process a “Drag” Slowing Digital Euro CBDC Rollout
Lagarde frames democracy as a speed bump on the road to a cashless future.
NSW Flood Relief Data Breach: Contractor Uploads Personal Details of Thousands to ChatGPT
A government program meant to rebuild lives after disaster has instead exposed how fragile Australia’s digital safeguards really are.
Tech Firms Unite in Open Letter Against EU Chat Scanning Law
End-to-end encryption faces extinction under a law that treats every message like contraband.