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Google’s New Developer ID Rule Could Harm F-Droid, Says Open-Source Advocate
A crackdown framed as security could erase one of the last open doors left in the Android world.
Tulsa State Fair Implements Drones and Facial Recognition in Major Surveillance Expansion
Under the whir of drones and the gaze of facial recognition, funnel cakes come with a side of surveillance.
Report: EU to Charge Meta Under Censorship Law for Failing to Remove “Harmful” Content
Meta faces EU charges under the Digital Services Act over Facebook and Instagram content censorship failures.
Russia Pilots State-Linked Digital ID Through Max App
A digital passport wrapped in a social feed, Max turns state surveillance into a lifestyle app.
YouTube to Pay Trump $24.5M in Censorship Lawsuit Settlement
YouTube cuts a check but keeps its content playbook sealed.
MembersDOJ Pushes to Break Up Google’s Ad Tech – The Trial, Week One
Week one played like a procedural drama, with engineers, economists, and ad execs methodically unspooling the case for breaking Google apart.
Swiss Man Chooses Jail Over Fine After Conviction for LGBT Comments Online
He’d rather sit in a cell than let the state fine his beliefs.
Canada To Revive Online Censorship Targeting “Harmful” Content, “Hate” Speech, and Deepfakes
The skeleton of Bill C-36 has returned, dressed in new language but haunted by the same instincts.
Trump Administration Probes Banks Over Alleged Political and Religious Debanking Practices
Banks are now being forced to explain why ideology ever factored into who got to keep a checking account.
Microsoft Cuts Unit 8200’s Access to Cloud and AI Services After Gaza Mass Surveillance Revelations
A cloud empire built for business was repurposed by the Israeli government into an intelligence dragnet.
Denmark Accused of Spreading False Claims to Push EU’s Mass Surveillance Law
Denmark’s push for mass surveillance meets fierce resistance amid allegations of political manipulation and fabricated threats.
EU to Launch Biometric Entry-Exit System for US Travelers, Starting October 12
Passport stamps give way to fingerprints as Europe quietly rewrites the rules of arrival.