Privacy
Canada’s censorship bill explained: A chilling law that lets the government censor user-generated content
The bill will hurt Canadian creators and users, benefit mainstream media outlets, and make it difficult for small platforms to operate.
Scotland wants feedback on its digital ID plans
Another country wants to implement a digital ID.
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China says its digital currency will offer “controllable anonymity”
Anonymous, but not really.
Japan and Turkey are testing digital currencies combined with digital ID
Plans to end privacy.
Dutch finance minister proposes increased financial surveillance
Monitoring of transactions over 100 euro.
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India’s PM says 5G rollout will help boost the use of surveillance
Facial recognition, automatic number plate recognition tech, and drones.
Russia uses facial recognition surveillance network to find draft-avoiders
Russia has grown its CCTV network in recent years.
Iran’s government is partnering with mobile carriers to track devices, documents show
As protests spread across the country.