Privacy
Senate Pushes Bill That Could End Private Messaging
Encrypted platforms could become collateral damage in a legislative push that treats privacy itself as a liability.
Biometric Surveillance Expands in Sports: US Open and Clippers’ Intuit Dome Embrace Facial Recognition
What feels like a VIP fast lane is quietly redrawing the boundaries of personal consent.
Android Open Source Is Becoming a Controlled Experiment
Google pulls Pixel support from Android 16 AOSP, pushing GrapheneOS to consider building its own secure phones.
MembersBackups: The Weak Link in Your “Private” Messages
The encryption promises you trust can unravel with one forgotten setting, and it’s not your app, but your habits, that decide what stays private.
Senate Moves Forward with GENIUS Act Requiring Stablecoin Issuers to Enforce KYC, Monitor Transactions, and Report Suspicious Activity
The bill’s passage could set the stage for the US to become the global hub for digital currency, but at the cost of heightened surveillance and tighter control.
27 States and D.C Sue to Block Sale of 23andMe Genetic Data in Bankruptcy Proceedings
States say 23andMe can’t treat DNA like debt, because it was never theirs to sell.
WhatsApp Backs Apple Against British Spy Tool
Apple’s courtroom stand reveals just how far the UK is willing to go to read the world’s messages.
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Empire Touches Down in London
Controversial Worldcoin backed by Sam Altman expands to the UK with biometric IDs, Orbs, World ID 2.0, and crypto rewards.
MembersThe Federal Data Dragnet Just Got an Upgrade
The architecture of public trust is being rebuilt with parts scavenged from the surveillance state.
Apple Introduces Digital Passport IDs, Marking Major Step Toward Normalized Digital ID Integration
What begins as convenience quickly becomes the new baseline for showing ID in a wider scenario of situations.
France Moves to Classify X as an Adult Site Amid Digital ID Crackdown
France wants users to show ID at the door.
European Union Unveils International Strategy Pushing Digital ID Systems and Online Censorship
A digital vision cloaked in diplomacy, the EU’s global strategy turns infrastructure into ideology with identity at its core.