Privacy
MembersWhatsApp’s New Update Can Shield You or Sell You Out
Used with care it hides what you give away, and used carelessly it swaps one exposure for another.
Volkswagen Punishes the Phones That Trust Google Least
The same company that leaked the parking spots of 800,000 cars last year now says privacy-focused GrapheneOS phones aren’t trustworthy enough for its app.
Ireland’s New Digital Wallet Turns MyGovID Into a National ID
The wallet exists because Brussels wrote it into law, not because anyone in Ireland asked for it.
The KIDS Act’s Next Stop Is the Senate. Make Your Voice Count.
It’s the closest Congress has come to passing an online digital ID bill in four years of trying.
Reddit to Require Login for Old Reddit, Curbing Anonymous Browsing
The determined scrapers will just register accounts and keep harvesting, leaving the anonymous human reader as the only one actually locked out.
Democrats Pick Up the Global Digital ID Agenda in Project 2029
A bid to end online anonymity under the premise of child safety.
Discord’s New Face-Scan Vendor Comes with a Familiar Promise
The service that once asked for nothing but a username now wants your face and your government ID.
The House Just Voted for KOSA, a Privacy and Free Speech Disaster
The Senate is the next stop closer to an identity-gated internet becoming the law of the land.
Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Failed. The Government’s Fix Is to Double the Fines
The fines just doubled for a law that eighty-five percent of Australian teenagers already ignore.
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Geofence Warrants Trigger Fourth Amendment Protections
Carrying a phone through the wrong neighborhood no longer counts as consent to a government search.
Brussels Could Reopen the Fight to Scan Your Private Chats
Lawmakers killed this in March but Brussels is back four months later asking for a do-over.
Google’s New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand
The same company that monetizes everything you do online would like to switch on your camera.