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Massie and Burlison Introduce Bill to Defund Flock Surveillance Cameras
Mass surveillance has found an unlikely congressional antagonist: a bill called Flock-Off.
The Meta Settlement: What It Means for Your Speech and Privacy
Under the teen safety provisions is a court-supervised identity system for every Facebook and Instagram user.
DHS Asks Judge for Names in Maine Signal Chats
To prove your speech was chilled, you have to describe the thing you were chilled out of doing, in detail, to the people who chilled you.
Khan Approves Oxford Street Live Facial Recognition
Permanent cameras are coming to Britain's busiest shopping street, and the only real disagreement is about which crowds should be scanned first.
California Digital ID Age Law Faces New Platform Appeal
The regulations were drafted while the constitutional question was still open, which tells you something about how confident the state is.
Italy's Draft AI Decree Lets Police Take the Biometrics of Everyone at a Protest
The government's defense is that collection and recognition are two different stages, seven days apart.
Flock Camera Error Gets Innocent Driver Boxed in by Police
Between a Los Angeles photo shoot and a Minnesota Kohl’s, a private camera network decided a car reviewer was a car thief.
EU Reddit Users Must Verify Age With Government ID or Selfie
Child safety is the reason on the label. Look at what’s actually in the box.
Discord’s New Face-Scan Vendor Comes With a Familiar Promise
The service that once asked for nothing but a username now wants your face and your government ID.
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How a Ticket Check at MSG Became a Biometric Dragnet and Four Lawsuits
The turnstile that used to check your ticket now measures your face, scores you, and files you away.
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How to Fly Without Feeding the Surveillance Machine
The gap between “mandatory for travel” and “harvested because nobody stopped it” is bigger than any airline wants you to know.
Starmer’s Social Media Ban: The Reinvention of the Surveillance State
Tyranny masquerading as child safety needs you to feel guilty before you feel suspicious. Downing Street is counting on it.
