Privacy
Google’s New Recovery Option Stores a Clip of Your Face
Google’s selfie sign-in reflects the growing normalization of face scanning across big tech, from phones to airports.
Adam Candeub’s Plan for Section 230, Obscenity, and Your Hands
There is a version of reducing Big Tech’s power that leaves you freer, and this is not the one on offer.
Canada’s Safe Social Media Act Requires ID Checks
Canada’s Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, sets a social media age of 16 and requires age verification for users.
French Parliament Reaches Deal on Social Media Ban
Two hours in a closed room, and France agreed that anonymity online was a price worth paying for a headline about protecting children.
Andy Burnham Scrapped Digital ID. His Internet Plans Say Otherwise.
The applause for scrapping digital ID arrived before anyone checked what survived it.
MembersGoogle Messages Took Over Your Galaxy. You Have Options.
The encryption settings, the alternatives, and the trade-offs.
Victoria to Force Social Media Companies to Identify Users Accused of “Vilification”
Jacinta Allan promised protection for children from platforms children are already banned from using. That means her real agenda is something else.
Wyden Urges Blanche and Rubio to Fight Canada’s Bill C-22 Surveillance Law
Canada calls it lawful access. Wyden calls it a foreign skeleton key cut for American locks.
Full Sixth Circuit Is Asked To Kill Ohio’s Online ID Law
A single divided panel handed Ohio something no other appeals court would, and NetChoice is betting the rest of the bench won’t agree.
Missouri Age Verification Law Signed by Governor Mike Kehoe
The state that made Pornhub blink now wants your mortgage records to prove you are old enough to look.
Apple Sued Over Hide My Email Flaw That Unmasks Real Addresses
Renting anonymity works right up until the landlord leaves the door unlocked.
MembersMicrosoft Stamped a Secret Number in Your Windows PC. A VPN Can’t Hide It.
The tool that caught a genuine hacker ships identically on the machine of every innocent user.