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Australia Advances National Facial Recognition Network Despite Privacy Concerns
Australia is building a biometric database of its citizens before setting the rules for who can access it.
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The Illusion of Anonymized Data
Anonymization promises invisibility but delivers a paper mask, easily peeled back by the same systems that claim to protect it.
Texas Is Sued Over Digital ID Age Verification Bill
Texas’s age-check law would strip users of digital privacy and restrict free speech.
Canada Bill Sponsor Says Age Verification, Blocking Powers, Could Apply to Any Site, Even Social Media
A proposal meant to shield minors could hand Ottawa power over what Canadians are allowed to see online.
GrapheneOS Plans Partnership With Major Android OEM to Expand Beyond Google Pixel Devices
A privacy-first Android is finally stepping outside Google’s hardware shadow.
UK Government Faces Cross-Party Digital ID Backlash, Dismissing Concerns as “Misinformation” and “Scaremongering”
Citing Denmark and Estonia, officials skipped over the part where those systems had data breaches.
Dover, NJ Implements AI Surveillance, Expanding Facial Recognition and Public Monitoring Systems
Budget gaps and thin staffing met their match in a machine that never blinks.
Newsom Approves New Tech Rules: Social Media Warnings, Chatbot Surveillance, Age Verification
What begins as child protection ends as an unprecedented mandate to tag, track, and watch every digital move.
Google and Apple to Enforce Age Verification in Texas Starting in 2026
Apple and Google brace for a privacy tradeoff as Texas turns app downloads into identity checkpoints.
Hong Kong to Install 60,000 AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras by 2028
The move from watching crowds to identifying individuals is no longer hypothetical in Hong Kong.
Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Not Consulted on Bill C-8, Enabling Secret Internet & Phone Shutdowns
The Canadian government wants the power to disappear your internet access with no judge, no warrant, no warning.
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The Secret Life of Your Utility Bill
Your power company might be the most valuable data broker you never noticed.
