Privacy
European Court Accepts Gait Recognition as Evidence in Murder Case
Conviction by cadence inches closer to reality as the justice system begins tracking footsteps like fingerprints.
eSafety Commissioner Issues Conflicting Guidance Downplaying Broad Digital ID Checks Under Australia’s Verification Law
Platforms are being nudged into mass surveillance under the guise of flexible compliance.
OpenAI Adopts User Monitoring, Digital ID Verification
The internet’s lasting stronghold of anonymity is being dismantled in the name of safety.
Visa Enters The Digital ID Race
A handshake in Dubai signals a future where identity and payments merge into a single digital layer.
Bipartisan Lawmakers Propose Federal Digital Identity Agency
A federal digital ID watchdog could soon decide how anonymous you’re allowed to be online.
MembersThe Kill Switch You Forgot to Plan For
Even the privacy-first brands play bouncer when the right acronym knocks.
California Bills on Social Media and AI Chatbots Fuel Privacy Fears
The bills pit mental health urgency against the right to private digital conversations.
UK Met Police Chief Mark Rowley Hails Facial Recognition, Outlines Drone and AI Policing Plans
A face in the crowd is all it takes to be caught in the dragnet of a digital police state.
California Social Media Age Verification Rules Face No Constitutional Ruling Until Finalized, Ninth Circuit Says
The fight over SB 976 now moves from the courtroom to the attorney general’s rulebook.
Tor Project Releases Experimental Tor VPN Beta for Android with Per-App Routing and Privacy Tools
It’s a major step for Tor on mobile, even if the software is still rough around the edges.
Bluesky Implements Age Verification in South Dakota and Wyoming
Anonymous speech is being traded for compliance, one state law at a time.