Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Failed. The Government’s Fix Is to Double the Fines
The fines just doubled for a law that eighty-five percent of Australian teenagers already ignore.
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Geofence Warrants Trigger Fourth Amendment Protections
Carrying a phone through the wrong neighborhood no longer counts as consent to a government search.
Google’s New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand
The same company that monetizes everything you do online would like to switch on your camera.
How Britain Plans to Lock Legacy Media Into People’s Feeds
The public spent years drifting away from legacy broadcasters, so the state plans to algorithmically drag them back.
NO FAKES Act Clears Senate Committee: Delete First, Ask Never
Three senators named the free-speech problems out loud and voted for the bill anyway.
Unsealed January 6 Records Show Google Losing a DOJ Keyword Warrant Battle
The government won on a technicality about timing and the Fourth Amendment never got its day in court.
Google Removes the Final Workaround for Full Ad Blocking in Chrome
The world’s largest advertising company also writes the rules governing what ad blockers can do inside its browser.
UK Even Wants Image Scanners on Millions of Unsupported Devices
It is a surveillance mandate written by people who do not know anything about technology.
Starmer Calls for Spyware on All Phones
It is sold as a child-lock and built as a search warrant for every phone in the country.
UK Wants Message Scanning on Phones, Jail CEOs Who Refuse
Refusing to install state spyware would put tech executives in prison for five years.
Google Wants to Be the ID Checkpoint for Europe’s Internet
Google is volunteering to broker your legal identity for every ordinary thing you do online.
DOJ Sought YouTube Subscriber Data
The protection this judge offered could vanish the moment every account carries a verified government ID.












