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Federal Judge Strikes Down Arkansas’ Social Media Digital ID Act; Lawmakers Respond With Revised Proposal Including Digital ID and VPN Age Checks
The reworked bill narrows its scope but deepens its digital footprint, dragging VPN users and biometric scans into the fray.
UK Tribunal Blocks Government’s Attempt to Keep Apple Surveillance Case Secret
A government that demands invisibility in court is one step away from disappearing accountability altogether.
China Expands Social Credit System With 23 New Directives to Deepen Surveillance and Enforce Political Loyalty
Behavior once deemed personal is now a metric in the Party’s calculus of obedience.
NOYB Sues Sweden’s Tax Agency Over Sharing Citizens’ Personal Data With Commercial Brokers
A constitutional commitment to openness collides with a digital age where privacy is quietly bartered for profit.
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Tor vs. VPN: Choosing the Right Tool for Online Privacy, Anonymity, and Security
Confusing privacy with anonymity is the first mistake most people make — and usually the most expensive one.
Mozilla Eyes Revival With Thunderbird Pro and Thundermail Amid Ongoing User Decline
Mozilla expands Thunderbird with Pro services and Thundermail to challenge Gmail and Office365 in open-source email.
T-Mobile Glitch Exposes Real-Time Location Data of Children and Vehicles to Random Users
Parents opening T-Mobile’s tracking app found themselves watching strangers’ kids instead of their own.
UK Halts “Legal but Harmful” Censorship Rule Amid US Trade Pressure, but Online Safety Act Still Fuels Free Speech and Privacy Fears
Avoiding a showdown over speech, Westminster trades censorship debates for quiet diplomacy with Washington.
European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy, Framing Mass Surveillance as “Lawful Access”
The EU’s ProtectEU strategy quietly sketches the blueprint for a backdoor.
The Company That Wants All Your Data Can’t Protect Its Own
Oracle faces scrutiny after data breaches hit Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health, undermining Larry Ellison’s AI surveillance ambitions.
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Say Cheese to the Surveillance Engine
From Spirited Away to Stored Forever: What feels like a nostalgic fantasy is a frictionless gateway into biometric data mining.
Google Enters the Age Check Arena as Australia Flirts With Digital ID
What begins as a safety measure could quietly script the end of anonymity online.
