npub1ukq5...s4c6 5 months ago

England Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Tracking

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England Trials Smartphone Rail Payment System with Real-Time Phone Location Tracking

A rail upgrade in name, a surveillance system in practice, logging movements with every mile.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 5 months ago

Germany’s 2024 Report Finds 48% CSAM Scan Error Rate Amid EU Push for Private Message Scanning

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Germany's 2024 Report Finds 48% CSAM Scan Error Rate Amid EU Push for Private Message Scanning

False positives flood the system, but the EU still wants to make the scan permanent and mandatory.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Nigel Farage Warns US Congress: UK Censorship Law Threatens American Free Speech, Encryption, and Tech Innovation

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Nigel Farage Warns US Congress: UK Censorship Law Threatens American Free Speech, Encryption, and Tech Innovation

Farage turned a Congressional hearing into a warning shot against Britain’s digital authoritarianism.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Graham Linehan to Sue Metropolitan Police Over Heathrow Arrest and Online Speech Dispute

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Graham Linehan to Sue Metropolitan Police Over Heathrow Arrest and Online Speech Dispute

A surreal airport takedown over public tweets now threatens to put the Met itself on trial.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Lorcán Price of ADF International lays out the free speech crisis happening in Europe: MPs on trial for Bible verses, grandmothers arrested, veterans prosecuted for silent prayer, comedians detained for tweets. The Digital Services Act is an attempt to crush dissent.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Mississippi’s Digital ID Law Hits a Wall with Mastodon

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Mississippi’s Digital ID Law Hits a Wall with Mastodon

A state law is now testing the very structure of decentralized internet.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Coleman: Ofcom Can’t Export Censorship to the United States

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Coleman: Ofcom Can't Export Censorship to the United States

Ofcom’s reach, Coleman argues, ends where the First Amendment begins.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Graham Linehan Arrested by Armed Police Over X Posts as UK Free Speech Crisis Deepens

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Graham Linehan Arrested by Armed Police Over X Posts as UK Free Speech Crisis Deepens

A comedian once celebrated for absurdity is now caught in Britain’s most absurd reality.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Thierry Breton Refuses US Hearing, Defends EU Digital Speech Controls Under DSA

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Thierry Breton Refuses US Hearing, Defends EU Digital Speech Controls Under DSA

He skipped the hearing but sent a manifesto, because when you control the narrative, you don’t take questions.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Macron Urges EU Response to Trump’s Tariff Threats Over Censorship Law, Targets US Tech Firms

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Macron Urges EU Response to Trump’s Tariff Threats Over Censorship Law, Targets US Tech Firms

Macron is betting that defending EU censorship rules will win him leverage, not isolation.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Germany: Economist Thomas Vierhaus Fined €16,100 for Sarcastic X Posts

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Germany: Economist Thomas Vierhaus Fined €16,100 for Sarcastic X Posts

A €16,100 fine for sarcasm reveals how Germany’s legal code now moonlights as a mood ring for the powerful.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Microsoft Word To Save New Files to the Cloud by Default

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Microsoft Word To Save New Files to the Cloud by Default

Local saves become legacy as Microsoft nudges Word users into the cloud with every new document.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Shopify Reimposes Content Restrictions Through Shop App, Reviving Ban on “Hateful” Content

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Shopify Reimposes Content Restrictions Through Shop App, Reviving Ban on “Hateful” Content

The company enforces limits on speech without officially changing its main policy.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Google to Require ID Verification for All Android Developers

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Google to Require ID Verification for All Android Developers

Android’s last big selling point, the freedom to install whatever you want from who you want, may soon run through a single Google checkpoint.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Michigan Supreme Court Rules Unrestricted Phone Searches Violate Fourth Amendment

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Michigan Supreme Court Rules Unrestricted Phone Searches Violate Fourth Amendment

The justices drew a bright line through the data stream, declaring that your pocket-sized diary deserves more respect than a rummaged junk drawer.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

University of Melbourne Broke Victoria’s Privacy Law by Using Wi-Fi to Monitor Protesters on Campus

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University of Melbourne Broke Victoria’s Privacy Law by Using Wi-Fi to Monitor Protesters on Campus

The University tracked protestors like they were logged-in devices, not dissenting students.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Russia to Mandate Preinstallation of State Messaging App MAX and RuStore on All Smartphones and Tablets

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Russia to Mandate Preinstallation of State Messaging App MAX and RuStore on All Smartphones and Tablets

A state-mandated shortcut to people's home screen, whether they want it or not.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

YouTube Faces Backlash for Quietly Using AI to Alter Shorts Without Creator Consent

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YouTube Faces Backlash for Quietly Using AI to Alter Shorts Without Creator Consent

The edits feel less like enhancements and more like reminders that AI is now part of the creative process, whether you asked for it or not.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

FTC to Big Tech: Don’t Let Foreign Laws Gut Privacy

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FTC to Big Tech: Don’t Let Foreign Laws Gut Privacy

Tech giants can’t claim end-to-end security while building doors for foreign governments.

npub1ukq5...s4c6 6 months ago

Senator Amy Klobuchar Can’t Take A Joke, Demands Censorship Law

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Senator Amy Klobuchar Can’t Take A Joke, Demands Censorship Law

A senator’s wounded ego just became the blueprint for federal speech policing.