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Canada’s New Border Law Hides a Surveillance Time Bomb
Buried beneath the rhetoric of national security is a digital dragnet designed to sidestep the courts.
Visa Hypes EU ID Wallet as “Gamechanger,” Eyes Income Tracking
Mandatory by 2027, the EU’s Digital Identity Wallet risks becoming the skeleton key to modern life without a lock on its own powers.
OpenAI Is Ordered to Save Every ChatGPT Chat — Even the Ones You Delete
Private prompts once thought ephemeral could now live forever, thanks for demands from the New York Times.
Brazilian Comedian Leo Lins Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Stand-Up Routine
In Brazil, telling the wrong joke now carries more jail time than most white-collar crime.
UK Leads Global Push For Notification Data Requests
A single notification can quietly map your habits, your network, and your name.
Irish Government Admits No Free Speech Impact Assessment for “Misinformation” Laws
Free speech is treated like a speed bump on the road to information control.
Spyware Giant Says Jury Tried to Bankrupt It Over WhatsApp Hack
NSO says the jury overreached, but the numbers may reflect how deeply the danger of Pegasus has resonated.
France Just Redefined Global Speech on TikTok
France didn’t even pass a law; just made a phone call TikTok couldn’t ignore.
MembersHow Every Online Comment Feeds a File You’ll Never See
AI tools can now build a disturbingly complete portrait of you from the digital crumbs you didn’t know you were leaving.
UK Government Uses Immigration Failures to Justify Digital ID Rollout
Border chaos becomes the trojan horse for ushering in Britain’s all-in-one digital identity future.
Citigroup Reverses Firearms Debanking Policy
Citigroup’s sudden pivot comes as Wall Street scrambles to sidestep the culture war crosshairs.
Big Beautiful Bill Includes 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulation, Drawing Some Opposition
A ten-year gag on state AI laws could redraw the map of American tech governance before the ink even dries on possible federal rules.