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Judge Upholds NY Law Requiring Disclosure of Algorithmic Pricing
Retailers must now disclose when personal data shapes the prices customers see.
UK PM Starmer Eyes Expansive Digital ID System Inspired by India
Starmer’s digital ID push is already stretching beyond job checks, edging toward a future where even teenagers are logged into the system before they’ve left school.
California Becomes First State to Mandate Web Browsers Offer One-Click Data Sale Opt-Out Under New Privacy Law
A single click could soon silence the data brokers lurking behind every scroll and search.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Warns of Growing Digital Repression and Decline of Online Freedom
A birthday lament turns manifesto as Durov warns of a vanishing digital frontier.
MembersNYPD Built a Surveillance Empire and Put It on the Market
A citywide surveillance system now uses thousands of residential cameras to enable real-time monitoring and data collection.
Google Dismisses Privacy Fears Over App ID Policy
Google shrugs off anonymity concerns with a smirk and a shrug, offering little more than vague reassurances.
California Court Rules SMUD Illegally Shared Customer Utility Data With Police
A decade-long dragnet of household energy use meets its match in a courtroom siding with privacy over profiling.
Free Speech Advocates Warn EU’s Digital Services Act Enables Pan-European Censorship and Threatens Political Dissent
Critics warn the EU’s Digital Services Act could transform online regulation into a continent-wide system of state-sanctioned speech control.
YouTube Offers Limited Reinstatement to Banned Creators
YouTube’s forgiveness comes with fine print.
Discord Support Breach Exposes Over 70,000 Government IDs
Turning platforms into ID checkpoints makes data breaches a feature, not a bug.
AltStore PAL Plans Expansion to Japan, Brazil, Australia by 2025, UK in 2026
AltStore’s next act is less about beating Apple and more about building its own internet.
BitChute Launches Revenue Share Program
A bid for independence in an online economy increasingly shaped by platform gatekeepers.