Privacy
Arizona Passes Digital ID Law Mandating Online Age Verification
A law meant to shield kids now grants the state the power to ID everyone at the gates of the internet.
Coinbase Breach Exposes Risks of Digital ID
The more data these systems hoard, the more treasure there is for thieves to plunder.
MembersSurveillance on Wheels: Why You Shouldn’t Connect Your Phone To Your Car
Your morning commute is being converted into a behavioral credit score, and your car’s not even pretending to ask permission.
KOSA Reintroduced: Child “Safety” Bill Raises Alarms Over Internet Surveillance, Digital ID, and Free Speech Risks
Online anonymity becomes collateral damage in a bill branded as protection.
Proton Threatens to Leave Switzerland Over Proposed Surveillance Law Expansion
Proton threatens to abandon its home base as Switzerland flirts with surveillance laws resembling Russia’s.
California Expands Digital ID Programs for Public Services, Despite Privacy Concerns
A seamless swipe for transit today could mean handing over more than just your fare tomorrow.
New York Senate Advances Bill to Curb Police Use of Facial Recognition and Biometric Surveillance
Lawmakers push to rein in biometric surveillance but subway surveillance is quietly multiplying under the Hochul administration.
Florida Rejects Controversial Encryption Backdoor Bill
Florida quietly backs away from a surveillance wish list that would have broken the internet for everyone.
Ireland Moves to Legalize Retrospective Facial Recognition
O’Callaghan’s push for facial recognition arrives as surveillance slips from science fiction into the scaffolding of daily life.
Commentator and Streamer Hasan Piker Questioned by CBP, Prompting Scrutiny of Political Interrogation Practices at US Borders
When does a border stop check become a probe into protected beliefs?
MembersPegasus Explained: When Phones Become a Government Informant Weapon That Doesn’t Miss
What began as a counterterrorism tool now eavesdrops on dissent, collapsing the boundary between state security and state control.
Google Reaches $1.375 Billion Settlement with Texas Over Privacy Violations Involving Location Tracking and Biometric Data
Google settles with Texas for $1.375 billion over claims of unauthorized data collection via Incognito mode, biometrics, and location tracking.