Privacy
No Phone Home Is the Privacy Rebellion Digital IDs Didn’t See Coming
The digital ID standard behind mobile IDs bakes in remote data access that governments can quietly activate. Privacy activists are pushing back.
Guilty by Algorithm
A secret algorithm and zero transparency: welcome to justice by vibes.
Pakistan Uses Geofencing to Track, Disable Digital IDs of Protesters
A single protest can now cost you your identity, your mobility, and your access to the state.
Biometric Surveillance Expands: American Airlines Rolls Out Facial Recognition at Four Major Airports
Facial recognition slips past the turnstile of convenience, reshaping consent one gate at a time.
Fifth Circuit Affirms Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Cloud Storage in Dropbox Case
The ruling redraws the boundary lines for state surveillance in the cloud era with a thick constitutional marker.
T-Mobile Faces Backlash for Auto-Enabled Screen Recording in T-Life App Without User Consent
T-Mobile’s silent rollout of the T-Life screen recorder revives the oldest question in tech: who’s watching, and who gets to know?
When Data Brokers Slip Up Everyone Pays the Price
A four-month blindspot let intruders mine the guts of a system trusted by insurers, cops, and creditors alike.
French Justice Minister Proposes a Ban on Cash
A country’s war on drugs doubles as a referendum on the right to privacy.
Microsoft Faces Irish Legal Fire Over Data Practices
A courtroom first in Ireland could redraw the boundaries of data consent in Europe’s digital economy.
EU Pushes Metadata Retention Law, Reviving Mass Surveillance Despite Court Rulings
A data regime the courts killed twice is being quietly resurrected under a different name.
Texas Mandates Digital ID To Access App Store Apps
In Texas, Apple and Google will now be the bouncers at the front door of the internet, checking IDs for every app download.
Senator Wyden Accuses AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile of Failing to Warn Senate of Surveillance
Phone carriers let covert surveillance slip through the cracks of Senate oversight.