The breach puts roughly a third of France's population on a criminal forum just as the government lobbies for mandatory digital IDs. The post France’s ID Portal Hacked: 19 Million Records Up for
Describing a Godzilla movie in too much detail is now worth eighteen months in a Japanese prison. The post Japan Jails a Man for Publishing Movie Spoilers
Ankara wants a VPN market where "approved" means logged and "unlicensed" means illegal, leaving Turkish users a choice between surveillance and a criminal record. The post Turkey to Ban Anonymous
California's new bills would let state lawmakers define, by statute, exactly how agreeable a chatbot is allowed to be. The post California Lawmakers Advance Bills to Impose AI Chatbot Censorship and
The opt-out button you've been clicking is decorative, so here is the browser build that stops asking nicely. The post The Opt-Out Button Is Decorative: A Guide to Hardening Your Browser
The regulator's list of duties runs far beyond child safety into foreign interference, false communications, and public-order speech. The post Ofcom Investigates Telegram Under UK “Online Safety
The policy that turns every Oxford Street shopper into a biometric template just got the judicial nod its architects were waiting for. The post “Nothing to Fear” Is Back: The UK High Court
Illinois is one Senate vote away from making every laptop in the state card you at setup. The post Illinois House Bill Would Force Operating Systems To Check Your Age
The same judge blocked the same state's second attempt to regulate online speech in as many years. The post Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Social Media Law on First Amendment Grounds
Eighteen million scanned irises in, the company has found its real business model: charging advertisers a premium for verified eyeballs. The post Sam Altman’s World ID Expands Biometric Identity
The order stops federal officials from leaning on the platforms but leaves Apple and Facebook free to keep the deletions in place. The post Judge Blocks Government Pressure on Apple, Meta Over ICE
Self-preservation looks a lot like surrender from the outside. The post The Retreat of the Open Internet (https://reclaimthenet.org/the-retreat-of-the-open-internet) appeared first on Reclaim The
The refusal puts American mutual-assistance treaties off the table for European speech prosecutions, and Paris is the first to find out. The post DOJ Blocks France’s X Probe, Citing First
The same KYC mandates designed to stop money laundering now supply the face scans that enable it. The post How the KYC Mandate Became a Biometric Heist
The bill that died with Trudeau's election call is back, and so is the advisory panel that wrote it. The post Canada’s Carney Revives Online Censorship Bill
Governments are racing to mandate digital ID systems that turn every citizen's passport into another entry on the next breach notification. The post Brussels’ New Age Verification App: Hacked in
Buried in the definitions is a mandate that reaches every laptop, console, smart TV, and car infotainment system in the country. The post US Bill Mandates On-Device Age Verification
The same technology sold to hold police accountable now scans 7,000 faces a day without asking anyone's permission. The post Edmonton Police Turned Body Cameras Into Facial Recognition Surveillance
The agencies literally quoted Fight Club rules to keep their $81 billion blacklist quiet. The post FTC Settlement: Ad Agencies Agree to Stop “Brand Safety” Collusion to Defund Media Outlets
Ten million users already trust Tuta with their email, and now the same quantum-resistant math covers everything they store. The post Tuta Announces Quantum-Resistant Encrypted Cloud Storage, Tuta
