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The Surveillance Web Australia Is Building One Trial At A Time
A million faces later, the case for calling this a success is doing some heavy lifting.
The Age Verification Pressure Hidden Inside New Brunswick’s Bill 12
The bill never says verify everyone, but its logic points in that direction.
Europe Is Not Rethinking Online Age Checks, Only Who Gets To Run Them
What looks like a retreat from national laws is really a queue forming for one European system.
LAPD Pilot Will Track Vehicles In San Fernando Valley
The safeguards are department policy, which means the department can also change them.
The Digital Euro Is Being Built Before Europe Approves It
The ECB calls it strategic autonomy. Critics may call it a new layer of financial visibility.
Michigan Bills Target Personalized Prices Based on Consumer Data
Personalization was supposed to make shopping easier. Now it may be making it costlier.
Flock License Plate Camera Density by State, Ranked
Georgia leads the US in Flock Safety cameras per capita, with one device for every 1,200 people.
New Jersey Wants "Accountable" Chatbots, But At What Privacy Cost?
Strict liability for chatbots could encourage identity checks, surveillance, and police referrals.
Starbucks Eyes "Customer Recognition" To Speed Up Drive-Thru Orders
The coffee run is becoming a small, highly optimized audition for the surveillance economy.
Utah Begins Enforcing Online Age Verification
Utah will enforce SB 73 age verification for adult websites despite a federal court blocking geolocation rules.
The UK Spy Agencies Asking for More Power Cannot Track Their Own Data
The guardians of Britain’s surveillance state are discovering that custody is harder than collection.
Reddit Moves Toward A Logged In Only Experience
Search traffic is falling, RSS is disappearing, and Reddit is closing another door to the open web.
