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As Mass Chat Surveillance Nears Approval, President von der Leyen is Accused of Transparency Violations Over Deleted Messages

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As Mass Chat Surveillance Nears Approval, President von der Leyen is Accused of Transparency Violations Over Deleted Messages

As Brussels moves to read every citizen’s message, its own leadership keeps erasing the ones that matter most.

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Australia Threatens X with Daily Fines Over Iryna Zarutska Attack Video

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Australia Threatens X with Daily Fines Over Iryna Zarutska Attack Video

Julie Inman Grant’s eSafety office clashes with X, telling the platform to block journalists' video uploads.

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Tunisian Man Sentenced to Death for Facebook Posts Critical of President Kais Saied

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Tunisian Man Sentenced to Death for Facebook Posts Critical of President Kais Saied

A mock page name and a few satirical posts are now grounds for death in the Tunisia that once promised free speech.

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Signal Threatens to Exit Europe Over EU Push for Messaging App Scanning Law

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Signal Threatens to Exit Europe Over EU Push for Messaging App Scanning Law

Signal draws a red line in Europe, betting the future of private messaging on a continent unwilling to say no to its own surveillance impulse.

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Australia’s “eSafety” Commissioner Holds 2,600+ Records Tracking Christian Media Outlet

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Australia’s "eSafety" Commissioner Holds 2,600+ Records Tracking Christian Media Outlet

The regulator’s refusal to hand over data highlights how a surveillance system built to monitor online speech now doubles as a barrier to public ...

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X Urges EU to Reject “Chat Control 2.0” Surveillance Law Threatening End-to-End Encryption

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X Urges EU to Reject “Chat Control 2.0” Surveillance Law Threatening End-to-End Encryption

Scanning every message before it's sent flips the internet’s architecture from private by default to suspect by design.

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UK Government Dismisses Public Outcry, Pushes Ahead with Controversial Digital ID Plan

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UK Government Dismisses Public Outcry, Pushes Ahead with Controversial Digital ID Plan

Over 2.7 million signatures couldn’t move the needle on a dystopian plan already set in motion.

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New York Imposes Law Forcing Social Media to Justify Speech Policies to State Authorities

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New York Imposes Law Forcing Social Media to Justify Speech Policies to State Authorities

State power over online speech is colliding with private editorial control in a test case that could redraw the boundary between transparency and c...

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Discord Support Data Breach Exposes User IDs, Personal Data

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Discord Support Data Breach Exposes User IDs, Personal Data

A vendor breach exposing IDs and more is a reminder of the irreversible risks of linking real-world identity to online access.

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Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams French Investigation, Warns of Global Crackdown on Privacy and Free Speech

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Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams French Investigation, Warns of Global Crackdown on Privacy and Free Speech

In a defiant interview, Durov warns that Europe’s push for surveillance risks normalizing the very authoritarianism it claims to fight.

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UK Expands Live Facial Recognition as First Legal Challenge Targets Met Police Misidentification

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UK Expands Live Facial Recognition as First Legal Challenge Targets Met Police Misidentification

Facial recognition quietly scales nationwide as police double down on a tool still lacking clear legal ground.

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UK Expands Live Facial Recognition as First Legal Challenge Targets Met Police Misidentification

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UK Expands Live Facial Recognition as First Legal Challenge Targets Met Police Misidentification

Facial recognition quietly scales nationwide as police double down on a tool still lacking clear legal ground.

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Meta to Use AI Chatbot Conversations for Ad Targeting

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Meta to Use AI Chatbot Conversations for Ad Targeting

Meta is turning casual chats into ad fuel, folding dinner tips and small talk into the same profiling engine that already knows what you scroll pas...

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Brave Browser Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Users

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Brave Browser Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Users

Growth like this suggests privacy isn’t niche anymore, it’s mainstream.

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X Challenges Indian Court Ruling Upholding Censorship Takedown Portal

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X Challenges Indian Court Ruling Upholding Censorship Takedown Portal

X says Sahyog lets the government scrub the internet without ever stepping into a courtroom.

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Quiet Skies Turns Dark as Senate Exposes Secret Surveillance of Americans

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Quiet Skies Turns Dark as Senate Exposes Secret Surveillance of Americans

A counterterrorism tool quietly became a shadow blacklist for political outliers and public servants.

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Starmer Adds To UK Civil Liberties Decline With Reckless iCloud Backdoor Demand

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Starmer Adds To UK Civil Liberties Decline With Reckless iCloud Backdoor Demand

The demand is domestic, but the damage is universal.

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Imgur Withdraws from UK Following Regulator Age Verification Compliance Probe

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Imgur Withdraws from UK Following Regulator Age Verification Compliance Probe

For now, a platform built on anonymity walks away rather than build ID checkpoints.

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Google’s New Developer ID Rule Could Harm F-Droid, Says Open-Source Advocate

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Google's New Developer ID Rule Could Harm F-Droid, Says Open-Source Advocate

A crackdown framed as security could erase one of the last open doors left in the Android world.

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Tulsa State Fair Implements Drones and Facial Recognition in Major Surveillance Expansion

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Tulsa State Fair Implements Drones and Facial Recognition in Major Surveillance Expansion

Under the whir of drones and the gaze of facial recognition, funnel cakes come with a side of surveillance.