reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Hong Kong to Install 60,000 AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras by 2028

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Hong Kong to Install 60,000 AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras by 2028

The move from watching crowds to identifying individuals is no longer hypothetical in Hong Kong.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

UK Speech Regulator Ofcom Claims First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Americans From Its Censorship Law

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UK Speech Regulator Ofcom Claims First Amendment Doesn't Protect Americans From Its Censorship Law

The UK's Ofcom now seems to believe its power supersedes the US Constitution when it comes to foreign censorship demands.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Google and Apple to Enforce Age Verification in Texas Starting in 2026

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Google and Apple to Enforce Age Verification in Texas Starting in 2026

Apple and Google brace for a privacy tradeoff as Texas turns app downloads into identity checkpoints.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Newsom Approves New Tech Rules: Social Media Warnings, Chatbot Surveillance, Age Verification

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Newsom OKs Social Media Warnings, Chatbot Monitoring

What begins as child protection ends as an unprecedented mandate to tag, track, and watch every digital move.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Not Consulted on Bill C-8, Enabling Secret Internet & Phone Shutdowns

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Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Not Consulted on Bill C-8, Enabling Secret Internet & Phone Shutdowns

The Canadian government wants the power to disappear your internet access with no judge, no warrant, no warning.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Opposes Senate Democrats’ Plan to Extend ID Verification to Decentralized Finance

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Opposes Senate Democrats’ Plan to Extend ID Verification to Decentralized Finance

The proposed rules would force open-source coders into the role of financial gatekeepers.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Rumble is Restored in France After Court Rejects Government’s Censorship Demand

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Rumble is Restored in France After Court Rejects Government’s Censorship Demand

A judge just told the government that emailing censorship demands have no legal authority.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

New York City Sues Platforms Over Failure to Protect Minors, Raising Broader Privacy Concerns Around Age Verification Laws

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New York City Sues Platforms Over Failure to Protect Minors, Raising Broader Privacy Concerns Around Age Verification Laws

New York’s lawsuit drills into tech giants’ negligence, but the real endgame could be a future where online anonymity is collateral damage.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

UK PM Starmer Eyes Expansive Digital ID System Inspired by India

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UK PM Keir Starmer Eyes Expansive Digital ID System Inspired by India and Estonia

Starmer’s digital ID push is already stretching beyond job checks, edging toward a future where even teenagers are logged into the system before ...

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Warns of Growing Digital Repression and Decline of Online Freedom

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Warns of Growing Digital Repression and Decline of Online Freedom

A birthday lament turns manifesto as Durov warns of a vanishing digital frontier.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Google Dismisses Privacy Fears Over App ID Policy

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Google Dismisses Privacy and Centralization Concerns Over Mandatory Android Developer ID Verification and Sideloading Restrictions

Google shrugs off anonymity concerns with a smirk and a shrug, offering little more than vague reassurances.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

California Court Rules SMUD Illegally Shared Customer Utility Data With Police

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California Court Rules SMUD Illegally Shared Customer Utility Data With Police

A decade-long dragnet of household energy use meets its match in a courtroom siding with privacy over profiling.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

Free Speech Advocates Warn EU’s Digital Services Act Enables Pan-European Censorship and Threatens Political Dissent

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Free Speech Advocates Warn EU’s Digital Services Act Enables Pan-European Censorship and Threatens Political Dissent

Critics warn the EU’s Digital Services Act could transform online regulation into a continent-wide system of state-sanctioned speech control.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

YouTube Offers Limited Reinstatement to Banned Creators

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YouTube Offers Limited Reinstatement to Banned Creators

YouTube’s forgiveness comes with fine print.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

UPDATE: Discord Support Breach Exposes Over 70,000 Government IDs

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Discord Breach Exposes Over 70,000 Government IDs via Zendesk Hack

Turning platforms into ID checkpoints makes data breaches a feature, not a bug.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

AltStore PAL Plans Expansion to Japan, Brazil, Australia by 2025, UK in 2026

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AltStore PAL Plans Expansion to Japan, Brazil, Australia by 2025, UK in 2026

AltStore’s next act is less about beating Apple and more about building its own internet.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

Witnesses Testify on CISA, GEC, and Tech Firms Coordinated Effort to Silence Dissent Online

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Witnesses Testify on CISA, GEC, and Tech Firms Coordinated Effort to Silence Dissent Online

Government pressure takes center stage as lawmakers clash over censorship, comedy, and the Constitution.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman Sues Roblox, Urges ID Age Verification

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Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman Sues Roblox, Urges ID Age Verification

A courtroom fight over Roblox could reshape how Americans prove who they are every time they log on.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

Microsoft Makes It Harder to Set Up Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account

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Microsoft Makes It Harder to Set Up Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account

The walls are closing in for anyone still trying to set up Windows without a leash.

reclaimthenet 4 months ago

ECB President Christine Lagarde Calls Democratic Process a “Drag” Slowing Digital Euro CBDC Rollout

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Lagarde Calls Democratic Process a “Drag” Slowing Digital Euro CBDC Rollout

Lagarde frames democracy as a speed bump on the road to a cashless future.