Privacy
FBI Director Wray uses January 6th Capitol riot to call for backdoors to private messaging apps
Pushes for the end of private messages.
Members
China wants a digital data bank of all faces and fingerprints
More mass surveillance.
People can’t get vaccinated at Walgreens and CVS without giving up their data
No data, no vaccine.
Brave to launch privacy-focused search engine
Brave is expanding.
Myanmar faces internet shutdowns and mass surveillance
Mostly using western technology.
Los Angeles School District partners with Microsoft to introduce COVID-19 “Daily Pass” app for kids
The app requires kids to complete a daily health check and encourages them to schedule weekly COVID-19 tests and get a vaccine.
EU to propose digital “green pass” vaccine certificate this month
Countries within the region are divided.
College’s lockdown-violation snitching app that uses public relief funds faces scrutiny
The app is accused of invading privacy.
Free speech social network Gab hacked, private posts, hashed passwords, and more have been stolen
A group is planning to share the hacked data with some “journalists, social scientists, and researchers.”