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EU’s Weakened “Chat Control” Bill Still Poses Major Privacy and Surveillance Risks, Academics Warn

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EU’s Weakened "Chat Control" Bill Still Poses Major Privacy and Surveillance Risks, Academics Warn

The law’s softer tone hides the same blunt instrument: unchecked surveillance wrapped in child safety rhetoric.

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Germany Turns an X Post Into a Police Raid at Dawn

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Germany Turns an X Post Into a Police Raid at Dawn

A single post lost in the noise of X becomes a case study in how modern states turn minor speech into major control.

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Twitch Imposes Face Scans for UK Users to Comply with Government’s Censorship Law

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Twitch Imposes Face Scans for UK Users to Comply with Government's Censorship Law

A new era of streaming begins where every click demands a face, and privacy becomes the price of admission.

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UK: Hertfordshire Police Pay £20,000 for Unlawful Arrests Over Parents’ WhatsApp Message

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UK: Hertfordshire Police Pay £20,000 for Unlawful Arrests Over Parents’ WhatsApp Message

A private message turned into a police raid that never should’ve happened.

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France’s Censors Release Their Favorite Captive

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France’s Censors Release Their Favorite Captive

Durov's freedom to move contrasts with the lingering case that keeps Europe’s battle over digital free speech alive.

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Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification

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Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification

Google’s nod to openness feels more like a gated entrance than a genuine return to Android’s freewheeling past.

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Korean President Vows Harsh Penalties for “Hate Speech” and “Misinformation”

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Korean President Vows Harsh Penalties for "Hate Speech" and “Misinformation”

His crackdown on “falsehoods” may reveal less about public morality than about who gets to define the truth in modern Korea.

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The Disguised Return of The EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot

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The Disguised Return of The EU's Private Message Scanning Plot

After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.

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Brussels Aims at WhatsApp in the Next Round of Speech Control

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Brussels Aims at WhatsApp in the Next Round of Speech Control

WhatsApp’s move into public broadcasting now puts Meta face-to-face with Europe’s toughest censorship rulebook.

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If UK Police Systems Can’t Stay Secure, How Safe Is a National Digital ID?

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If UK Police Systems Can’t Stay Secure, How Safe Is a National Digital ID?

A nation preaching digital trust keeps tripping over its own passwords.

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Apple Rolls Out Digital ID as States Push New Verification Rules

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Apple Rolls Out Digital ID as States Push New Verification Rules

By turning identification into a tap, Apple edges the iPhone closer to becoming a passport for everyday life.

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Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy

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Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy

As Europe’s top agencies chafe at democratic restraints, the line between efficiency and accountability grows dangerously thin.

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Texas Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures, Joining Multi-State Push for Digital ID

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Texas Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures, Joining Multi-State Push for Digital ID

The lawsuits may target Roblox, but the real battleground is whether digital ID systems become the price of admission to everyday online life.

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Australia Turns the Rental Market into a Digital ID Testing Ground

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Australia Turns the Rental Market into a Digital ID Testing Ground

A quiet test in the rental market could become the blueprint for how every Australian proves who they are, everywhere.

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Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites

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Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites

The bill treats privacy like a loophole, not a right, reshaping the internet into a government ID checkpoint.

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Telegram Pushes Back as Australia’s Online Censorship Battle Heats Up

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Telegram Pushes Back as Australia’s Online Censorship Battle Heats Up

What Canberra framed as compliance, Telegram saw as a summons to a fight over digital borders.

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Mythical Games Integrates Sam Altman’s World ID for Player Verification

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Mythical Games Integrates Sam Altman’s World ID for Player Verification

By tying digital play to real-world identity, Mythical is testing how far gamers will go to prove they’re human.

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Biden “Cheap Fakes” Defense Under Fire After Hill Testimony

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Biden "Cheap Fakes" Defense Under Fire After Hill Testimony

The hearing peeled back the veneer on a messaging machine struggling to control the story even as the footage told its own.

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Tommy Robinson Acquitted After Refusing to Unlock Phone Under UK Terrorism Act

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Tommy Robinson Acquitted After Refusing to Unlock Phone Under UK Terrorism Act

A case that never should’ve seen a courtroom ended up reaffirming that privacy and principle still outrank reckless overreach.

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FBI and Twitter Met on the Eve of the Midterms

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FBI and Twitter Met on the Eve of the Midterms

The newly uncovered email exposes a quiet intersection of government power and social media control just days before voters went to the polls.