Privacy
Bill That Would Push for Online ID Checks Is Scheduled for Markup This Week
The new laws would mandate online platforms to check age of users, undermining online privacy in the name of protecting kids.
Bipartisan Senate War on Drugs Bill Targets Private Messaging
The bill could effectively ban end-to-end encryption on messaging apps.
Amazon Wants to Bring Palm Payments to All Whole Foods Stores by the End of 2023
A centralized biometric database.
FedNow Is Here, and the Federal Reserve Says It’s Not a CBDC (but It Would Make One Easier to Implement)
The Fed’s constant protestations that FedNow isn’t a CBDC is suspicious.
Private Search Engine Mojeek Adds Openverse, a Search Tool for Openly-Licensed Images
New features for the Google alternative.
Cruz-Klobuchar Amendment Would Give Lawmakers Powers to Scrub Private Information From the Internet
A privilege not afforded to regular citizens.
Argentina Begins to Roll Out Biometric ATMs
Involving a central biometrics database.
New Home Video Doorbell Has Social Media-Powered Facial Recognition
New privacy implications.
The Groups Pushing Biden Towards Digital ID
The relentless push.