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Cybersecurity Experts Warn EU Against Chat Control 2.0 Regulation Ahead of Key Votes

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Cybersecurity Experts Warn EU Against Chat Control 2.0 Regulation Ahead of Key Votes

More than 500 scientists denounce EU's encrypted message scanning as "technically infeasible."

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Retired UK Police Superintendent Investigated for “Dead-Naming” Trans Activist Online

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Retired UK Police Superintendent Investigated for "Deadnaming" Trans Activist Online

A thirty-year police veteran finds herself on the wrong side of the badge for choosing the wrong name online.

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Signal Introduces Encrypted Chat Backup with Paid Media Storage Option

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Signal Introduces Encrypted Chat Backup with Paid Media Storage Option

Daily encrypted backups now give users peace of mind without punching holes in Signal’s no-compromise encryption model.

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US Withdraws from Biden-Era Global “Disinformation” Agreements

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US Withdraws from Biden-Era Global "Disinformation" Agreements

The shutdown marks a rare admission that fighting "disinformation" too often meant silencing inconvenient truths.

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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood Revives Digital ID Plans

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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood Revives Digital ID Plans

Digital IDs return to the table as Mahmood ties border security to everyday identity checks.

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Australia Orders Tech Giants to Enforce Age Verification Digital ID by December 10

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Australia Orders Tech Giants to Enforce Age Verification Digital ID by December 10

A safety law that reads like a blueprint for a surveillance state.

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Nepal Tried To Censor The Internet. The People Set Parliament on Fire.

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Nepal Tried To Censor The Internet. The People Set Parliament on Fire.

The government found itself answering to the voices it tried to erase.

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The Supreme Court Fight That Could Decide Who Gets to Stay Online

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The Supreme Court Fight That Could Decide Who Gets to Stay Online

Tech giants and civil liberties groups are urging the Court to reject a ruling that weaponizes copyright law against everyday internet users.

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EU Fines Google €2.95 Billion for Antitrust Violations in Ad-Tech; Trump Threatens Retaliation

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EU Fines Google €2.95 Billion for Antitrust Violations in Ad-Tech; Trump Threatens Retaliation

Privacy concerns and antitrust fines collide with trade threats in a standoff over tech regulation.

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Nepal Blocks Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, and Other Major Platforms

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Nepal Blocks Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, and Other Major Platforms

A country of 30 million just pulled the plug on the internet’s biggest names in under a week.

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Federal Tribunal in Yucatán Suspends Biometric Data Collection for Mexico’s National ID System

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Federal Tribunal in Yucatán Suspends Biometric Data Collection for Mexico’s National ID System

A digital ID meant to streamline the state is running headfirst into the country’s constitutional past.

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Josh Hawley Proposes AI Regulations, Section 230 Repeal, and Digital ID Checks for Chatbots

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Josh Hawley Proposes AI Regulations, Section 230 Repeal, and Digital ID Checks for Chatbots

Age checks for chatbots might sound parental, but they flirt with surveillance-state mechanics.

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Age Verification Company Exposes User Data, Reinforcing Privacy Fears Over Digital ID Systems

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Age Verification Company Exposes User Data, Reinforcing Privacy Fears Over Digital ID Systems

An age-check system built to shield minors ends up exposing adults in granular digital detail.

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Macron’s Global Censorship Push Exposed: Leaked Files Reveal France’s Covert Speech Control Campaign

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Macron's Global Censorship Push Exposed: Leaked Files Reveal France's Covert Speech Control Campaign

France used lawsuits, NGOs, and private outreach to pressure Twitter into global censorship beyond French law.

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X Fights Irish Ruling on Content Censorship, Flags Conflict With EU Digital Laws

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X Fights Irish Ruling on Content Censorship, Flags Conflict With EU Digital Laws

Ireland's tiny regulator is punching way above its weight and every platform in Europe is feeling it.

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Starmer Weighs UK Digital ID System, Drawing Civil Liberty Backlash

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Starmer Weighs UK Digital ID System, Drawing Civil Liberty Backlash

UK revives digital ID plan under Keir Starmer amid illegal immigration pressure, echoing Tony Blair-era surveillance concerns.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.