Privacy
Apple makes further push into digital IDs, with driver’s licenses now in Maryland
The second US state to join.
Senate Candidate Herschel Walker proposes social media monitoring
Another politician uses a mass shooting to push for increased surveillance.
WHO partners with Deutsche Telekom to push global vaccine passport system
The affront to civil liberties continues.
WEF wants kids to learn in the metaverse to curb climate change
Pushing for virtual life.
Police in Ireland are criticized for extensive facial recognition use
Civil liberties groups push back.
Alibaba President boasts about tech to monitor people’s travel, consumption, and more to create a “climate” credit score
Promoting the dystopian tech at Davos.
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner tells Davos it’s time for a “recalibration” on human rights like “free speech”
A big push towards censorship.
Amazon to bring AI driver monitoring to the UK
Complete surveillance.
US Postal Service wants to provide digital ID and collect more biometric data
It envisions this digital ID being used in the public and private sector.