Privacy
Judge Quashes Subpoenas Seeking Kiwi Farms Users’ Identities
The First Amendment does not require the internet to be polite before it protects speech.
MembersFor Many People, it Just Got Harder to Block Tracking Ads. Here’s What Still Works
Google calls it a security upgrade. Privacy tools see a much narrower browser.
California Legislature Passes Amendment Keeping Operating System Age Signals
Browsers are out of the handoff, but app stores and developers still get a live read on user age categories.
ID Verification Breach Exposes Millions of Sensitive Identity Documents
The push to make people show ID to access the internet assumes those documents will stay secure. A database of 153 million license scans shows how reckless that assumption is.
New Zealand Digital ID Plans Surface As Online "Safety" Bill Stumbles
The bill may be stuck, but the identity infrastructure is already being assembled.
Russia Blocks GrapheneOS Infrastructure, Forcing Two Server Moves
Russia’s filtering system is turning ordinary hosting decisions into collateral damage
Appeals Court Reopens Challenge To Tennessee Digital ID Law
Tennessee’s age gate now gets another hearing, with online speech and compliance costs back in the frame.
Missouri Online ID Law Requires Adults to Verify Their Age Online
The state has turned the familiar privacy tradeoff into a statutory requirement, with penalties attached.
Meta Settlement Ignites Global "Child Safety" Digital ID Push
Washington's deal has barely settled before Brussels and Westminster come calling.
Pennsylvania Sues Snapchat Over Lack of Age Verification
Pennsylvania says Snapchat’s age gate fails children, but its proposed fix would mean verifying everyone who uses the app.
Brazil Wants Discord to Pay $97 Million and Expand Age Verification Digital ID
Brazil says it is protecting children, but its demands could require Discord to know far more about who its users actually are.
MembersNo Camera, No Problem: Wi-Fi Can See You Now
Nothing about this is illegal, secret, or even particularly new, and that is sort of the problem.