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UK Rules Out VPN Limits — “for Now”
UK won’t ban or age-gate VPNs under the Online Safety Act, minister confirms, as the under-16 social media ban nears.
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.
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The $4 Tool That Can Unmask Anonymous Accounts, and the Habits That Give You Away
The throwaway account you made years ago is sitting in a database, waiting for a system that costs less than a tank of gas to read it.
UK’s Reddit Fine Forces Users Into Mass Biometric Surveillance
Reddit’s fix for protecting children’s data requires adults to hand their face and government ID to a third-party system that runs 269 verification checks per person.
UK Justice Ministry Orders Deletion of Criminal Court Records
The moment journalists could see how criminal courts actually functioned, the instinct inside the system was to make the visibility vanish rather than fix what it exposed.
The Case Meta Didn’t Want to Go to Court
Meta’s quiet retreat from court reveals just how fragile the scaffolding of surveillance capitalism might be.
Big Brother on Board: UK Train Stations Use Amazon-Powered AI to Read People’s Mood
Civil liberties groups warn of potential overreach and lack of transparency in public surveillance practices.
The UK Government’s Stealth Support for Facial Recognition Tech in Stores
The UK government wants more facial recognition tech in the private sector.
UK Police Websites Shared Data on Crime Victims With Meta
Collecting sensitive data.
UK Grocery Store Co-Op’s Live Facial Recognition Cameras Face Legal Complaint
The first known legal complaint against facial recognition in retail.
Eurostar Introduces Facial Recognition for Passengers
Becoming more common.
Northern Ireland Admits Vaccine Passport Data Leak
Another reason why vaccine passports are a bad idea.
