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The silent handoff from your bank, your carrier, and your ISP to the federal government would finally stop happening behind your back. The post The Surveillance Accountability Act Demands Warrants for Data appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 Sale appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 VPNs appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 Age Verification appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 Act” appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 Clears Way for Police Facial Recognition appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 Checks appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 Tracking appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more

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 Amendment appeared first on Reclaim The Net.... Read more