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Apple’s New Subdomain Kills “Hide My Email” Cover
Apple’s privacy feature worked precisely because no one could tell you were using it.
The Algorithm California Said Didn’t Exist
One of the six systems scores incarcerated people on whether they will be arrested again.
MembersHow 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.
Florida Sues TikTok Over Age Verification Failures as Digital ID Mandate Takes Effect
Florida’s plan to protect kids online starts with surveilling every adult in the state.
India Shut Down Telegram for 150 Million Users Over One Exam Leak
For the second year running, India’s answer to a leak at the source is cutting off 150 million people who had nothing to do with it.
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.
The Broad New Powers Hiding Inside Poland’s Child Safety Bills
A 419-to-19 vote united Poland’s bitterest political enemies behind a law broad enough to criminalize a protest video.
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.
23andMe’s Stolen Data Gets a $46.8 Million Payout
The company that told you to spit in a tube now operates under a different name, a different owner, and a $46.8 million reminder that DNA doesn’t come with a reset button.
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.
Senator Blackburn Demands Kik Verify the Age of Every User
It’s the newest entry in a Senate catalog of child-safety bills that double as the scaffolding for a digital-ID internet.
DOJ Probes JPMorgan, Bank of America, Over Political Account Closures
The crypto industry has called this ‘Operation Chokepoint 2.0’ since 2022, and a prosecutor finally wants the receipts.