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MembersHow the AI “Safety” Push Creates New Gatekeepers
The biggest beneficiaries of tougher AI rules may be the very companies those rules are supposed to keep in check.
Google May Ask Canadian Adults for ID or Selfies
This is becoming more about platforms watching what people do, guessing who they are, and demanding proof when the guess goes wrong.
Section 230 Repeal Bill Could Put Online Speech At Risk
The bill targets Big Tech, but its first casualties could be the small sites that cannot afford a lawsuit.
Bipartisan House Bill Would Ban Social Media Accounts For Under 16s
The legislation stops short of mandatory ID checks for every user, but its incentives point directly toward more intrusive age verification.
German Customs Made Secret Messenger Surveillance Permanent
A leaked directive reveals how exceptional access became routine procedure.
MembersWhat the Military’s Ad Tracking Problem Can Teach You About Your Phone
Your phone does not need your name to tell a stranger where you sleep and work.
Revolut Leak Shows the Cost of Constant ID Collection
Revolut’s mistake is the news, but the bigger problem is the growing number of companies being encouraged or required to keep copies of our most sensitive identity documents.
Russia Begins Large-Scale Digital Ruble Rollout
The first wave brings banks, retailers, and the state onto one highly visible payment rail.
Australia’s Age Verification Rules Push Steam Toward Credit Card Checks
Age assurance was meant to separate children from adult content. Steam's version also sorts adults by banking access.
UK Government Monitored Pro Free Speech Reactions After Charlie Kirk Assassination
The watchlist logic appears to have stretched from terror threats to people defending free speech.
California Is Building an Internet of Age Checks and Identity Gates
California’s child safety push comes with a passport of sorts for everyone else.
Apple Watch’s New Siri Recap Can Automatically Record Everyday Conversations
Apple calls it memory assistance; everyone else might call it a new kind of social privacy problem.