Privacy
Canada’s Bill C-8, Explained, and What It Means for Your Privacy
One signature now lets the government collect your location, your browsing history, and your metadata without ever asking a judge.
MembersHow a Ticket Check at MSG Became a Biometric Dragnet and Four Lawsuits
The turnstile that used to check your ticket now measures your face, scores you, and files you away.
Brazil Requires Biometrics for Pensions, Even After Data Leak
The agency now demanding everyone’s face and fingerprints leaked the records of 2 million Brazilians a month ago.
The KIDS Act: A Bipartisan Mass Surveillance Megabill
Country by country, the open web is being walled in and Congress just drafted America’s entry.
MembersThe Secret Life of the Signals Around You
The gadgets you never think about are the ones broadcasting your identity to anyone with the right sensor.
UK Speech Regulator’s Telegram Questions Point Toward Private Chats
One arsonist is now the reason a messaging app may be asked to read along with everyone.
To Keep Kids Off Social Media, the UAE Will ID Every User
The under-15 ban is how the UAE signs on to a worldwide push for verified digital identity.
Unsealed January 6 Records Show Google Losing a DOJ Keyword Warrant Battle
The government won on a technicality about timing and the Fourth Amendment never got its day in court.
Texas Just Leaked 3 Million Driver’s Licenses and Passports
The same government now demanding digital ID to enter websites just proved it can’t guard the identity documents it already holds.
Why Meta Suddenly Loves the Kids Online Safety Act
The reversal landed the moment the Senate paired the bill with the digital-ID mandate Meta has chased for years.
Apple’s New Subdomain Kills “Hide My Email” Cover
Apple’s privacy feature worked precisely because no one could tell you were using it.
The Algorithm California Said Didn’t Exist
One of the six systems scores incarcerated people on whether they will be arrested again.