Five Eyes
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood Revives Digital ID Plans
Digital IDs return to the table as Mahmood ties border security to everyday identity checks.
Five Eyes Urges Broader Censorship Under “Protect the Children” Campaign
Global spy alliance shifts focus to encryption, calling for sweeping collaboration across governments and tech platforms.
New Reports Reveal Five Eyes’ Surge in Biometric Data Collection
New Zealand’s push reveals the Five Eyes alliance’s massive increase in biometric surveillance on global travelers.
Australian Leaders Demand Platforms Curb Online “Misinformation,” Float Online ID and AI-Assisted Content Surveillance Ideas
Australian politicians push for tougher social media regulations, with bipartisan pressure to combat “misinformation” following the Sydney stabbing attacks.
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10 years to the day Edward Snowden’s mass surveillance revelations hit the world, we examine what was revealed, the fallout, what changed (and what didn’t).
UK spy agency tried to stop The Guardian publishing Snowden reports, new book details
New allegations about attempts to suppress details about secret mass surveillance.
Tech giants to target the “far-right”, shifting focus away from Islamic terror
Up until now their counterterrorism focus has mostly just targeted the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and Islamic State.
New UK Home Secretary Priti Patel says anti-encryption summit “exciting moment for the UK”
The war against encryption is underway.
Western governments issued a “Regin” malware attack on Russia’s Yandex service, Reuters reports
Spokesperson for Yandex, Ilya Grabovsky, confirmed the incident.
New Zealand could be kicked out of the Five Eyes after it’s revealed Jacinda Ardern’s party receives funding from China’s Communists
Jacinda Ardern’s party says accepting donations from China is “completely legal”.
Canada considers forcing social media companies to remove “hateful” content
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said legislation that would force social media companies to take down hateful content is being considered because what they are doing now is not enough.