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MembersWhatsApp’s New Update Can Shield You or Sell You Out
Used with care it hides what you give away, and used carelessly it swaps one exposure for another.
Volkswagen Punishes the Phones That Trust Google Least
The same company that leaked the parking spots of 800,000 cars last year now says privacy-focused GrapheneOS phones aren’t trustworthy enough for its app.
Motion Asks Judge to Force FBI Disclosure of Potential Twitter Censorship Payments
The FBI won’t confirm records it has spent years openly admitting exist.
Australia’s Top Censor Wants Power Over The “Ratio”
Australia eSafety Commissioner wants notification power to punish online pile-ons as X Corp keeps winning in court.
The Malware Excuse Behind Amazon’s Locked-Down Fire Sticks
The company that floods your home screen with tracking ads now blocks the apps built to hide them, all in the name of your safety.
UK Police Warn Man Over Pub Tweets
Two officers, one pint, and a politician’s hurt feelings walk into a Chiswick pub. Nobody breaks a law, and somehow that is the scary part.
Ireland’s New Digital Wallet Turns MyGovID Into a National ID
The wallet exists because Brussels wrote it into law, not because anyone in Ireland asked for it.
The KIDS Act’s Next Stop Is the Senate. Make Your Voice Count.
It’s the closest Congress has come to passing an online digital ID bill in four years of trying.
MembersThe Memory Hole Above Beijing
The tools that erased a Beijing skyscraper crash are already moving through the West’s safety laws under warmer names.
Reddit to Require Login for Old Reddit, Curbing Anonymous Browsing
The determined scrapers will just register accounts and keep harvesting, leaving the anonymous human reader as the only one actually locked out.
Sony Kills the PlayStation Disc
Sony just decided that “owning” a PlayStation game is a privilege it can revoke.
Lloyds Debanks The Canary, Withholds Its Funds
A bank can stall a business overnight and never once explain why.