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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.
Days Away: The TAKE IT DOWN Act Creates a Censorship Mechanism With No Safeguards
The law Congress unanimously passed to fight revenge porn also handed anyone with an internet connection and a grudge a delete button.
MembersAmazon Tried to Hide a Book and Made It Famous Instead
The lesson Amazon keeps relearning is that nothing sells a novel quite like declaring it unsellable.
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.
MembersYou Don’t Own Your Kindle Books. Here’s What You Can Do About It.
The open source ebook ecosystem now has a genuine answer for every piece of Amazon’s walled garden, if you care enough to look into it.
Your Old Kindle Still Works Perfectly. Amazon Is Killing It Anyway
Every internet-connected device in your home carries an expiration date.
Brazil Launches Mandatory Age Verification Law for Online Platforms
Brazil built a national age verification system, called it child protection, and buried the surveillance infrastructure in the footnotes.
The Lost Dog That Made Constant Surveillance Feel Like a Favor
Ring’s lost-dog story worked because it framed a live, neighborhood-scale surveillance network as an act of kindness rather than a system already watching.
Twitch Imposes Face Scans for UK Users to Comply with Government’s Censorship Law
A new era of streaming begins where every click demands a face, and privacy becomes the price of admission.
MembersHow Amazon Is Turning Your Neighborhood Into a Police Database
Amazon has turned the simple act of watching your doorstep into an unpaid shift in the surveillance state.
The Supreme Court Fight That Could Decide Who Gets to Stay Online
Tech giants and civil liberties groups are urging the Court to reject a ruling that weaponizes copyright law against everyday internet users.
MembersThe “Buy” Button Is a Lie
The death of ownership is the real digital bait and switch.