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DHS Expands Nationwide Airport Biometric Tracking

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DHS Expands Nationwide Airport Biometric Tracking

A system built for security now edges toward inevitability, where opting out may mean opting for inconvenience.

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Global Cybercrime Treaty Draws Criticism from Rights Groups and Tech Companies Over Surveillance Fears

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Global Cybercrime Treaty Draws Criticism from Rights Groups and Tech Companies Over Surveillance Fears

The convention’s fine print could decide whether cybercrime law protects citizens, or prosecutes them.

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AI Gun Detection Error Leads to Armed Police Detaining Baltimore Teen Over Doritos Bag

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AI Gun Detection Error Leads to Armed Police Detaining Baltimore Teen Over Doritos Bag

A harmless moment became a police takedown, revealing how AI can turn ordinary kids into instant suspects.

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Brazil Launches AI-Driven “Platform of Respect” to Prosecute Gender Speech Offenses and Track Online Dissent

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Brazil Launches AI-Driven “Platform of Respect” to Prosecute Gender Speech Offenses and Track Online Dissent

The “Platform of Respect” reveals how censorship can arrive draped in the language of inclusion.

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EU Accuses Meta and TikTok of Breaking Europe’s Online Censorship Law

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EU Accuses Meta and TikTok of Breaking Europe’s Online Censorship Law

The EU claims Meta’s “dark patterns” discourage users from flagging material.

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The Cameras Were the Goal Not the Solution

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The Cameras Were the Goal Not the Solution

London’s clean-air campaign was surveillance infrastructure from the moment the cameras switched on.

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LaLiga Block Causes Spain Internet Outage and VPN Surge

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LaLiga Block Causes Spain Internet Outage and VPN Surge

A football league’s crusade to protect its broadcasts has ended up benching an entire nation’s internet.

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Australia’s Pro-Censorship eSafety Chief Julie Inman Grant Sought to Sway Coalition Before Senate Inquiry

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Australia’s Pro-Censorship eSafety Chief Julie Inman Grant Sought to Sway Coalition Before Senate Inquiry

Her behind-the-scenes letter reveals a regulator fighting to preserve her own reach while the public questions who gets to decide what Australians ...

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Countries Call on the EU to Enforce “Values” Through Speech Rules

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Calls Grow for the EU to Enforce "Values" Through Speech Rules

The promise of unity is starting to sound like a contract written in conditional freedoms.

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Judge Orders Tech CEOs to Testify in Case Using Algorithmic Design Rules as a New Avenue for Indirect Online Censorship Pressure

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Judge Orders Tech CEOs to Testify in Case Using Algorithmic Design Rules as a New Avenue for Indirect Online Censorship Pressure

For the first time, design choices, not just direct speech, are being treated as moral acts in a court of law.

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UK Expands Live Facial Recognition Surveillance as Greater Manchester Police Join Nationwide Rollout

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UK Expands Live Facial Recognition Surveillance as Greater Manchester Police Join Nationwide Rollout

Each scan of a stranger’s face tightens the loop between public safety and personal freedom.

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The Constitutional Fight Over New Jersey’s Baby DNA Stockpile

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The Constitutional Fight Over New Jersey’s Baby DNA Stockpile

The fight over New Jersey’s newborn blood tests is no longer about medicine; it’s about who owns the code of a human life once the state takes it.

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Florida Attorney Sues Roku Over Failure to Implement Age Verification, Privacy Concerns

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Florida Attorney Sues Roku Over Failure to Implement Age Verification, Privacy Concerns

Florida’s lawsuit spotlights a paradox where efforts to shield children online could end up erasing privacy for everyone.

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WHO and European Commission Launch AI System to Monitor Social Media and Online “Misinformation” in Real Time

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WHO and European Commission Launch AI System to Monitor Social Media and Online "Misinformation" in Real Time

The line between safety and surveillance keeps getting thinner.

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UK Met Police Will Stop Investigating (But Will Still Record) “None-Crime Hate Incidents”

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UK Met Police Will Stop Investigating (But Will Still Record) "None-Crime Hate Incidents"

A small step in the right direction for free speech.

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Graham Linehan Cleared After Heathrow Arrest as CPS Drops Case in Free Speech Controversy

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Graham Linehan Cleared After Heathrow Arrest as CPS Drops Case After Free Speech Controversy

The charges may be dropped but the arrest leaves behind a chilling portrait of a country increasingly turning against free speech.

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Microsoft OneDrive Limits How Often Users Can Restrict Facial Recognition Setting

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Microsoft OneDrive Limits How Often Users Can Restrict Facial Recognition Setting

It’s a small toggle with big implications for how much say users really have over their digital identities.

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Australia Advances National Facial Recognition Network Despite Privacy Concerns

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Australia Advances National Facial Recognition Network Despite Privacy Concerns

Australia is building a biometric database of its citizens before setting the rules for who can access it.

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Texas Is Sued Over Digital ID Age Verification Bill

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Texas Is Sued Over Digital ID Age Verification Bill

Texas’s age-check law would strip users of digital privacy and restrict free speech.

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Canada’s AG Claims Anti-“Hate” Law Isn’t About Censorship

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Canada's AG Claims Anti-"Hate" Law Isn’t About Censorship

Bill C-9 dresses its intent in compassion while quietly redrawing the limits of public dissent.