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Utah Court Blocks Key Provision of State Age Verification and VPN Law
Utah’s attempt to locate everyone, everywhere, has run into the Constitution.
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The Senate's Look Inside America’s License Plate Surveillance Machine
The cameras promise smarter policing while building a map of American life.
Revolut Wants Your Face At The Coffee Counter
The biometric bargain arrives just after Revolut’s latest customer data scare.
Digital ID Age Checks Begin At Pubs In England And Wales
The government calls it safer. Privacy campaigners will see a digital door policy taking shape.
After a Major ID Breach, Discord Asks Users to Trust Age Checks Again
When surveillance fails, the solution involves IDs, selfies, credit cards, or a video of your face.
World Leaders Are Rallying Behind ID Checks for the Internet
From Brussels to Canberra, “think of the children” is becoming an internet-wide identity system.
Court Rules Your Phone Is Fair Game at the US Border
Your messages, medical records, and search history may now be part of the customs experience.
How Eight Car Photos Became a Test of Fourth Amendment Privacy
The ruling turns on scale: a handful of images is not yet a map of a person’s life.
UK Government’s Apple iCloud Backdoor Secrecy Called “Farcical” in Court
The government says acknowledging the Apple order could damage national security. But pretending nobody knows about it is damaging open justice.
US Embassy Summoned UK Officials Over Censorship Law Disputes
Britain’s child safety pitch arrives bundled with age checks, Ofcom fees, and a preferred class of news providers.
Signal Beta Lets Android Users Create Accounts Without Phone Numbers
Signal is finally cutting the cord between private messaging and the phone company.
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Signal's Phone Number Problem Finally Has an Asterisk
Here's what to know, what to avoid, about Signal's move away from the phone number.
