Privacy
New Jersey Proposes a Vaccine Registry No One Asked For
A pandemic-era workaround inches closer to permanence, swapping consent for convenience in the name of public health.
The Canadian Bill That Wants To Make Privacy Rules Optional for Politicians
A quarter-century of data grabs gets wiped clean with a clause tucked between economic forecasts.
The High-Stakes Auction Where 15 Million People’s DNA is the Product
The fate of 15 million people’s genetic blueprints now hinges on courtroom bidding wars they never agreed to join.
MembersThe Quiet Coup Against Incognito Mode
Your incognito tab isn’t incognito when the plumbing’s been rewired to report back home.
Canada’s New Border Law Hides a Surveillance Time Bomb
Buried beneath the rhetoric of national security is a digital dragnet designed to sidestep the courts.
Visa Hypes EU ID Wallet as “Gamechanger,” Eyes Income Tracking
Mandatory by 2027, the EU’s Digital Identity Wallet risks becoming the skeleton key to modern life without a lock on its own powers.
OpenAI Is Ordered to Save Every ChatGPT Chat — Even the Ones You Delete
Private prompts once thought ephemeral could now live forever, thanks for demands from the New York Times.
UK Leads Global Push For Notification Data Requests
A single notification can quietly map your habits, your network, and your name.
Spyware Giant Says Jury Tried to Bankrupt It Over WhatsApp Hack
NSO says the jury overreached, but the numbers may reflect how deeply the danger of Pegasus has resonated.
MembersHow Every Online Comment Feeds a File You’ll Never See
AI tools can now build a disturbingly complete portrait of you from the digital crumbs you didn’t know you were leaving.
UK Government Uses Immigration Failures to Justify Digital ID Rollout
Border chaos becomes the trojan horse for ushering in Britain’s all-in-one digital identity future.
Big Beautiful Bill Includes 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulation, Drawing Some Opposition
A ten-year gag on state AI laws could redraw the map of American tech governance before the ink even dries on possible federal rules.