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Tulsa State Fair Implements Drones and Facial Recognition in Major Surveillance Expansion
Under the whir of drones and the gaze of facial recognition, funnel cakes come with a side of surveillance.
Russia Pilots State-Linked Digital ID Through Max App
A digital passport wrapped in a social feed, Max turns state surveillance into a lifestyle app.
Microsoft Cuts Unit 8200’s Access to Cloud and AI Services After Gaza Mass Surveillance Revelations
A cloud empire built for business was repurposed by the Israeli government into an intelligence dragnet.
Denmark Accused of Spreading False Claims to Push EU’s Mass Surveillance Law
Denmark’s push for mass surveillance meets fierce resistance amid allegations of political manipulation and fabricated threats.
EU to Launch Biometric Entry-Exit System for US Travelers, Starting October 12
Passport stamps give way to fingerprints as Europe quietly rewrites the rules of arrival.
The App That Pays You to Give Away Your Voice
What sounds like side hustle money is really a permanent trade of privacy for pennies.
Proton Mail Rolls Out Offline Mode, Faster Navigation, and Unified Design in Major Mobile App Update
Proton Mail’s redesign swaps clutter for speed, giving privacy-first email its smoothest mobile experience yet.
Digital ID UK: Starmer’s Expanding Surveillance State
Britain’s digital ID push isn’t about streamlining paperwork. It’s about hardwiring state power into everyday life.
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Your Car Is Talking Behind Your Back and the Insurance Company Is Listening
Car insurance has stopped being a ledger of past accidents and turned into a live experiment in behavioral control.
YouTube Expands AI Age Checks, Users Face ID Verification
YouTube’s algorithmic surveillance push now forces millions to gamble between privacy and access.
Arizona Enacts Law Mandating Biometric Digital ID Age Checks on Adult Sites
Upload your ID or log off. Arizona rewrites the rules of adult access.
Digital ID for Pensions? UN Tests Blockchain System Despite Privacy Fears
A blockchain pension tool pitched as a digital public good now carries the undertone of a global ID experiment with far wider ambitions.
