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For Many People, It Just Got Harder to Block Tracking Ads. Here’s What Still Works
Google calls it a security upgrade. Privacy tools see a much narrower browser.
California Legislature Passes Amendment Keeping Operating System Age Signals
Browsers are out of the handoff, but app stores and developers still get a live read on user age categories.
ID Verification Breach Exposes Millions of Sensitive Identity Documents
The push to make people show ID to access the internet assumes those documents will stay secure. A database of 153 million license scans shows how reckless that assumption is.
New Zealand Digital ID Plans Surface as Online "Safety" Bill Stumbles
The bill may be stuck, but the identity infrastructure is already being assembled.
Russia Blocks GrapheneOS Infrastructure, Forcing Two Server Moves
Russia’s filtering system is turning ordinary hosting decisions into collateral damage
YouTube’s Account Enforcement Practices Face Possible FTC Lawsuit
The platform’s public rulebook is now being compared with what happens behind the curtain.
Appeals Court Reopens Challenge to Tennessee Digital ID Law
Tennessee’s age gate now gets another hearing, with online speech and compliance costs back in the frame.
Missouri Online ID Law Requires Adults to Verify Their Age Online
The state has turned the familiar privacy tradeoff into a statutory requirement, with penalties attached.
Meta Settlement Ignites Global "Child Safety" Digital ID Push
Washington's deal has barely settled before Brussels and Westminster come calling.
Federal GRANITE Act Targets Foreign Censorship Orders in US
Foreign censors have discovered that sending threatening emails to US platforms is cheap. Michael Rulli’s bill is designed to make the next step considerably more expensive.
New York Social Media Law Survives X Lawsuit
New York’s law stops short of telling platforms what to censor, but it gives the Attorney General a remarkably detailed window into how they decide what survives online.
Pennsylvania Sues Snapchat Over Lack of Age Verification
Pennsylvania says Snapchat’s age gate fails children, but its proposed fix would mean verifying everyone who uses the app.
