Topic: Department of Finance
The Department of Finance plays a significant role in shaping policies that can impact individual privacy and free expression. Recent actions, such as the push for digital ID systems and the freezing of bank accounts linked to dissenting voices, highlight the potential for government overreach and surveillance. These developments raise concerns about the balance between financial regulation and the protection of civil liberties.
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Australia Plots Digital ID Launch For This Year
The controversial scheme could arrive as soon as this Summer.
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Canada to review the “risks” of cryptocurrencies after Freedom Convoy protesters subverted crackdown
The review will take two years.
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Canada: Some Freedom Convoy supporters’ bank accounts are still frozen
Civil liberties protesters can’t access any of their own money.
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Canadian feds create a list of “approved” and “reliable” media outlets
It’s not yet known which outlets will be on the list.