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DOJ Blocks France’s X Probe, Citing First Amendment
The refusal puts American mutual-assistance treaties off the table for European speech prosecutions, and Paris is the first to find out.
How the KYC Mandate Became a Biometric Heist
The same KYC mandates designed to stop money laundering now supply the face scans that enable it.
Canada’s Carney Revives Online Censorship Bill
The bill that died with Trudeau’s election call is back, and so is the advisory panel that wrote it.
Brussels’ New Age Verification App: Hacked in Two Minutes
Governments are racing to mandate digital ID systems that turn every citizen’s passport into another entry on the next breach notification.
US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification
Buried in the definitions is a mandate that reaches every laptop, console, smart TV, and car infotainment system in the country.
Edmonton Police Turned Body Cameras Into Facial Recognition Surveillance Tools
The same technology sold to hold police accountable now scans 7,000 faces a day without asking anyone’s permission.
Tuta Announces Quantum-Resistant Encrypted Cloud Storage, Tuta Drive
Ten million users already trust Tuta with their email, and now the same quantum-resistant math covers everything they store.
FTC Settlement: Ad Agencies Agree to Stop “Brand Safety” Collusion to Defund Media Outlets
The agencies literally quoted Fight Club rules to keep their $81 billion blacklist quiet.
EU Launches Age Verification App
The Commission built the app on the same architecture as its planned continental digital identity wallet. That’s not a coincidence.
California’s “Stop Nick Shirley Act” Would Penalize Journalism
The First Amendment was designed to prevent exactly this; a law that punishes speech before any court decides whether it was harmful.
UK Southport Inquiry Pushes Mass Surveillance and VPN Restrictions
Every agency involved had the information to stop the Southport attacker, and the inquiry’s answer is to track what the entire country browses, buys, and whether they use a VPN.
FISA Section 702 Extension Faces House Vote With No Privacy Reforms
The agency running more warrantless searches of Americans’ data than ever is the one asking Congress for more time and fewer rules.