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Objectors Appeal Clearview AI Settlement Granting Plaintiffs 23% Stake, Arguing It Rewards Alleged Privacy Violators Without Changing Company Practices
A lawsuit over biometric surveillance ends with plaintiffs owning part of the tech they once fought to dismantle.
NIH Says It Will Build Health Data Platform Linking Health Records, Genomic Profiles, and Smartwatch Data for Medical Research
A sprawling new database blending genomic profiles, insurance claims, and fitness tracker logs is quietly redefining what medical privacy means in America.
MembersPrivacy Ends Where the Cell Tower Begins
The judge ruled tower dumps unconstitutional, then greenlit the evidence they dragged in anyway.
India’s National Medical Commission Mandates Facial Recognition and GPS Tracking for Medical Faculty
Technology once meant to curb fraud now draws its own boundaries around trust and autonomy.
UK Conservatives Target “Non-Crime Hate Incidents” in Crime Bill Amendment as Police Admit No Evidence of Impact on Crime
Police logged 13,000 NCHIs last year, yet can’t say if even one helped prevent a crime.
Von der Leyen Defends EU Censorship Rules Amid Criticism, Targets X, Meta, Apple, and TikTok Under DSA, DMA, and AI Act
EU enforces Digital Services Act, AI Act, and Digital Markets Act against X, Meta, Apple, TikTok, and Elon Musk.
NSF Terminates Hundreds of “Misinformation”-Related Grants, Impacting Researchers Tied to Online Speech Flagging Initiatives like EIP and CIP
Projects once framed as public service now fall under scrutiny for blurring science with censorship allegations.
X Challenges India’s Censorship Portal Over 130 Orders, Citing Legal Overreach and Bypassed Safeguards
India’s censorship web widens as Sahyog quietly bypasses safeguards built into traditional content takedown laws.
DOJ Targets Google’s Expansion in Antitrust Case, Signals Potential Breakup of Chrome and Android
AI now stands center stage in the DOJ’s case, portrayed as the next frontier Google plans to quietly conquer with a monopoly’s muscle.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Vows to Leave EU Markets Like France If Encryption Backdoors Are Demanded
Telegram draws a privacy line in the sand as EU pressures mount to compromise encryption safeguards.
Long Beach Cyberattack Exposes Biometric and Personal Data; A Warning To Digital ID Advocates
A 17-month silence left residents in the dark while biometric data hung in the balance.
Ireland’s War on Dissent Gets a Digital Upgrade
Turning ad networks into silencers, Ireland’s “disinfo” playbook makes dissent a financial liability.