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Steam Says Mastercard Pressure Drove Game Bans, Undermining “All Lawful Purchases” Claim
Financial middlemen quietly decide which games get to exist in your library.
MembersWhen Locking Down Your Phone Unlocks Police Suspicion
Every private smartphone owner isn’t a cartel kingpin, but in the upside‑down privacy panic, your phone’s OS can be treated as suspicious.
EU Revives Plan to Ban Private Messaging
The EU is inching toward the biggest peacetime surveillance experiment in its history, with plans to quietly search every private message before you hit send.
UK Online Safety Act Censorship Hits Lawmakers’ Political Posts
The government’s push for “online safety” is building the most efficient speech‑erasing machine the internet has ever seen in Britain.
UK Details Its Bank Account Surveillance Powers
Bank accounts could soon become open ledgers for the state, with social security claimants first in line for scrutiny.
Microsoft Recall Still Capturing Sensitive Data Despite Promised Safeguards
An always‑on diary quietly stockpiling the details you thought were off‑limits.
UK Government Warns Against VPNs, Caught Using Them Themselves
MPs warn against VPNs to skirt Britain’s new online censorship law while billing taxpayers for their own.
This Hollywood-Backed Bill Would Give Government Power To Block Websites
A court order to “protect creativity” could quietly become the internet’s kill switch.
Marvel Rivals Introduces Always‑On AI Voice Chat Monitoring Under “Operation: Shield the Players”
The good old days are over. Now every word gets funneled into the great surveillance machine.
Facebook’s Copyright Filters Are Silencing Journalism Through Overzealous Automated Takedowns
Algorithms meant to police piracy are now deleting the news about it before anyone can read it.
Epic’s Legal Victory Turns Google’s Gatekeeping Rules Into Scrap Paper
The court just ordered Google to rip up its own rulebook and play ball with the very rivals it has long tried to keep out.
ChatGPT Chats “Leaked” in Google Search After Discoverable Feature Misfires
Whispers meant for one listener became searchable artifacts in the world’s loudest library.