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Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification

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Google Softens Planned Android Sideloading Ban but Keeps Developer ID Verification

Google’s nod to openness feels more like a gated entrance than a genuine return to Android’s freewheeling past.

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Korean President Vows Harsh Penalties for “Hate Speech” and “Misinformation”

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Korean President Vows Harsh Penalties for "Hate Speech" and “Misinformation”

His crackdown on “falsehoods” may reveal less about public morality than about who gets to define the truth in modern Korea.

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The Disguised Return of The EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot

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The Disguised Return of The EU's Private Message Scanning Plot

After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.

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Brussels Aims at WhatsApp in the Next Round of Speech Control

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Brussels Aims at WhatsApp in the Next Round of Speech Control

WhatsApp’s move into public broadcasting now puts Meta face-to-face with Europe’s toughest censorship rulebook.

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If UK Police Systems Can’t Stay Secure, How Safe Is a National Digital ID?

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If UK Police Systems Can’t Stay Secure, How Safe Is a National Digital ID?

A nation preaching digital trust keeps tripping over its own passwords.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Apple Rolls Out Digital ID as States Push New Verification Rules

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Apple Rolls Out Digital ID as States Push New Verification Rules

By turning identification into a tap, Apple edges the iPhone closer to becoming a passport for everyday life.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy

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Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy

As Europe’s top agencies chafe at democratic restraints, the line between efficiency and accountability grows dangerously thin.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Texas Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures, Joining Multi-State Push for Digital ID

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Texas Sues Roblox Over Child Safety Failures, Joining Multi-State Push for Digital ID

The lawsuits may target Roblox, but the real battleground is whether digital ID systems become the price of admission to everyday online life.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Australia Turns the Rental Market into a Digital ID Testing Ground

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Australia Turns the Rental Market into a Digital ID Testing Ground

A quiet test in the rental market could become the blueprint for how every Australian proves who they are, everywhere.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites

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Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites

The bill treats privacy like a loophole, not a right, reshaping the internet into a government ID checkpoint.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Telegram Pushes Back as Australia’s Online Censorship Battle Heats Up

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Telegram Pushes Back as Australia’s Online Censorship Battle Heats Up

What Canberra framed as compliance, Telegram saw as a summons to a fight over digital borders.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Mythical Games Integrates Sam Altman’s World ID for Player Verification

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Mythical Games Integrates Sam Altman’s World ID for Player Verification

By tying digital play to real-world identity, Mythical is testing how far gamers will go to prove they’re human.

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Biden “Cheap Fakes” Defense Under Fire After Hill Testimony

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Biden "Cheap Fakes" Defense Under Fire After Hill Testimony

The hearing peeled back the veneer on a messaging machine struggling to control the story even as the footage told its own.

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Tommy Robinson Acquitted After Refusing to Unlock Phone Under UK Terrorism Act

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Tommy Robinson Acquitted After Refusing to Unlock Phone Under UK Terrorism Act

A case that never should’ve seen a courtroom ended up reaffirming that privacy and principle still outrank reckless overreach.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

FBI and Twitter Met on the Eve of the Midterms

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FBI and Twitter Met on the Eve of the Midterms

The newly uncovered email exposes a quiet intersection of government power and social media control just days before voters went to the polls.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

Wyoming Parent Wins Free Speech Lawsuits Against Sweetwater County School Officials

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Wyoming Parent Wins Free Speech Lawsuits Against Sweetwater County School Officials

Her defiance turned small-town politics into a proving ground for the First Amendment.

reclaimthenet 3 months ago

UK Lords Debate Impact of VPNs on Censorship Laws

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UK Lords Debate Impact of VPNs on Censorship Laws

Could Britain’s online censorship push be drifting toward a point where using a VPN could be seen as an act of resistance?

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Google Implements Major US Play Store Changes After Losing Epic Games Antitrust Case

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Google Implements Major US Play Store Changes After Losing Epic Games Antitrust Case

Developers finally get to step outside Google’s walled garden, reshaping the economics of Android one download link at a time.

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Senate Grills Meta and Google Over Biden Administration’s Role in COVID-Era Content Censorship

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Senate Grills Meta and Google Over Biden Administration’s Role in COVID-Era Content Censorship

Lawmakers pressed Meta and Google to explain how far White House outreach went in shaping their censorship decisions.

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Jim Jordan Probes Stanford’s Secret Meeting with Foreign Regulators over Alleged Coordination of Online Censorship Efforts

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Jim Jordan Probes Stanford’s Secret Meeting with Foreign Regulators over Alleged Coordination of Online Censorship Efforts

Behind closed doors, Stanford’s gathering with global regulators became the latest flashpoint in a widening probe of how speech policing quietly ...