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Congress Wants to Track Every Device You Own!
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**France's Social Media Ban for Under-15s Blocked by Constitutional Council**
A planned ban on social media use for children under 15 will not take effect as scheduled this September. France's Constitutional Council has ruled the law inadmissible, halting the measure just weeks after it passed through Parliament.
The legislation, approved by lawmakers less than a month ago, was set to launch on September 1st—the traditional start of the French school year. However, the Council found the ban to be a disproportionate interference with constitutional rights, specifically the freedoms of communication and expression.
**Vague Criteria and Privacy Concerns**
The Council raised several concerns about the law's broad and imprecise language. The criteria for determining which platforms would fall under the ban were insufficiently defined, creating the risk that harmless services could be swept up alongside genuinely problematic ones. While "educational and scientific services" were exempted, the legislation provided no specific examples, relying instead on existing EU regulations.
The age verification requirements also drew criticism. The Council noted that user privacy was inadequately protected, despite the law placing responsibility for implementation squarely on platform operators.
**Macron Vows to Press On**
This setback marks the second time such legislation has stalled. A previous draft by Renaissance MP Laure Miller was previously rebuked by an EU commissioner.
Nevertheless, President Emmanuel Macron remains committed to the policy. He has tasked Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu with drafting a revised, legally sound version that aligns with EU law, targeting implementation by spring 2027 at the latest. The EU Commission, for its part, has announced plans to introduce its own social media regulations following the summer recess.
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Deniable Encryption: They Can't Prosecute What They Can't Prove
Brave improves protections against GPU fingerprinting
Brave
Brave improves protections against GPU fingerprinting | Brave
Starting in version 1.93, Brave is rolling out new protections against GPU and graphics-driver fingerprinting, de-identifying WebGL vendor and rend...
Google is making it harder to build custom ROMs for Pixel phones.
Getting Pixel kernel source code is apparently no longer as simple as grabbing it from a public Git repository.
Android Authority
Google is making it harder to build custom ROMs for Pixel phones
Google is reportedly making developers request Pixel kernel code via Google Forms, causing long delays for custom ROMs like GrapheneOS.
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World-Renowned Hacker Issues Dark Warning on Surveillance, AI, Propaganda, & Trump’s Agenda
Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Operating System Level Age Verification Has Passed...
All Operating System developers now have until January 1st, 2028 to implement Age Verification for all users.
This includes Windows, macOS, Linux, and every other Operating System (which has any form of Internet connectivity).
On July 31st, Illinois HB-5511 was signed into law by Governor Pritzker, which carries significant financial penalties for all OS developers (including non-profits and open source developers).
The State of Illinois Newsroom
Gov. Pritzker Signs Nation-Leading Legislation to Protect Illinois Children on Social Media
HB5511 restricts the use of addictive algorithmic features on children and strengthens safety protections