Privacy
Illinois House Bill Would Force Operating Systems To Check Your Age
Illinois is one Senate vote away from making every laptop in the state card you at setup.
Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Social Media Law on First Amendment Grounds
The same judge blocked the same state’s second attempt to regulate online speech in as many years.
Sam Altman’s World ID Expands Biometric Identity Checks
Eighteen million scanned irises in, the company has found its real business model: charging advertisers a premium for verified eyeballs.
How the KYC Mandate Became a Biometric Heist
The same KYC mandates designed to stop money laundering now supply the face scans that enable it.
Brussels’ New Age Verification App: Hacked in Two Minutes
Governments are racing to mandate digital ID systems that turn every citizen’s passport into another entry on the next breach notification.
US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification
Buried in the definitions is a mandate that reaches every laptop, console, smart TV, and car infotainment system in the country.
Edmonton Police Turned Body Cameras Into Facial Recognition Surveillance Tools
The same technology sold to hold police accountable now scans 7,000 faces a day without asking anyone’s permission.
Tuta Announces Quantum-Resistant Encrypted Cloud Storage, Tuta Drive
Ten million users already trust Tuta with their email, and now the same quantum-resistant math covers everything they store.
EU Launches Age Verification App
The Commission built the app on the same architecture as its planned continental digital identity wallet. That’s not a coincidence.
UK Southport Inquiry Pushes Mass Surveillance and VPN Restrictions
Every agency involved had the information to stop the Southport attacker, and the inquiry’s answer is to track what the entire country browses, buys, and whether they use a VPN.
FISA Section 702 Extension Faces House Vote With No Privacy Reforms
The agency running more warrantless searches of Americans’ data than ever is the one asking Congress for more time and fewer rules.
Turkey To Require National ID for Social Media Accounts
Turkey’s government just found a way to put a national ID card on every tweet, post, and comment its citizens make online.