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MembersA Death, A Lawsuit, and Infinite Surveillance
The louder the calls to make AI safer, the more they sound like demands for police access and identity checks.
Mullvad Introduces QUIC-Based WireGuard Obfuscation to Bypass Censorship and VPN Blocks
Mullvad wraps WireGuard in QUIC to make VPN traffic blend in with normal internet traffic.
Cardiff Man Wrongly Accused of Theft After Facial Recognition Error Triggers Privacy Complaint
A shopping trip turned public shaming exposes the hidden dangers of algorithmic policing.
Von der Leyen Unveils New EU Censorship Push, Online Digital ID Plans, in 2025 State of the Union Speech
Von der Leyen casts online “misinformation” as a contagion, folding speech regulation into the language of safety.
Pakistan Data Breach Exposes Risks of Biometric Digital ID Systems
The government keeps collecting what it can’t protect.
Cybersecurity Experts Warn EU Against Chat Control 2.0 Regulation Ahead of Key Votes
More than 500 scientists denounce EU’s encrypted message scanning as “technically infeasible.”
Ireland’s Communications Minister Stands by “Disinformation” Plan, Citing Need to Tackle Online “Gossip”
Public consultation was billed as dialogue but ended up as window dressing.
Ex-WhatsApp Security Chief Sues Meta Over Alleged Data Failures, Retaliation, and FTC Violations
Meta’s former WhatsApp security chief says the company buried risks so deep that protecting users became an afterthought to protecting its image.
Brazilian Judge Orders Global Deletion of X Posts in Civil Defamation Cases, Rejects Geoblocking as Insufficient
One man’s bruised ego has become Brazil’s legal justification for global censorship.
Isabella Cêpa Wins Landmark Free Speech Case After Brazil Sought 25-Year Sentence for “Misgendering”
Her case forced the courts to choose between identity politics and the constitution.
MembersUse The Website. Ditch The App.
It’s not the features they want you using, it’s the data you don’t know you’re giving.
Retired UK Police Superintendent Investigated for “Dead-Naming” Trans Activist Online
A thirty-year police veteran finds herself on the wrong side of the badge for choosing the wrong name online.