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Apple
eIDAS
Privacy
LinkedIn
Security
Sideloading
Reddit and Discord users forced to use biometric ID system backed by Palantir
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
Alternatives
In Search of a Discord Replacement
Discord Rival Gets Overwhelmed by Exodus of Players Fleeing Age-Verification
Louis Rossmann: An unpopular Discord video
Many countries that said no to ChatControl in 2024 are now undecided
Africa
Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access 'weaponised'
West Asia and North Africa (WANA)
Samsung Embeds IronSource Spyware App on Phones Across WANA
Australia
2025-10-01 Github Is My Favorite Social Media - Australia requiring age verification checks etc.
2025-08-09 Australians Just Lost Their Privacy Online
Australia's Encryption-Busting Law
Canada
2025-09-12 People at Canada can not watch news about Canada, because news is hosted at USA.
Canada's "Strong Borders Act" (Bill C-2) Contains Four Surveillance Provisions
Europe
Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware
US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists
EU Commission refuses to disclose authors behind its mass surveillance proposal
EU plans new mass surveillance law mandating data retention, built-in backdoors
European Cloud Computing Platforms
Migrating from AWS to a European Cloud – How We Cut Costs by 62%
Europe hates encryption
France
Digital vassals? French Government exposes citizens data to US
France rejects backdoor mandate
France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision
Frances Proposes Law Requiring Tech Companies to Provide Encrypted Data
Germany
2026-04-05 German men 18-45 need military permit for extended stays abroad
2025-12-09 Berlin: Police can secretly enter homes for state trojan installation
2025-08-20 A German company won a case in the German Supreme Court that reopens the idea that ad blockers may be breaking the law
Example of data collection by the German government
India
India revokes state-run security app order for smartphones after outcry
India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
India: Income Tax Bill allows officials to forcibly access social media, email
India's alarm over Chinese spying rocks the surveillance industry
India wants backdoors into clouds, email, SaaS, for tax inspectors
Iran
Iran's complete Internet shutdown reaches 24 hours
Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout
Ireland
2025-08-08 The Irish government plans to grant the Gardaí powers to monitor live conversations on private messaging apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, iMessage, gaming devices, car systems, and satellite networks to oversee all private communications.
Nepal
2025-09-12 Nepal banned social media. People protested, and 19 protesters died.
Spain
Cloudflare CEO: Football piracy blocks will claim lives
Switzerland
ProtonMail Swiss government looks to undercut privacy tech, stoking fears of mass surveillance
How Swiss direct democracy works
Switzerland Drifts Toward a Surveillance State Due to New Controversial Laws
US restricts Switzerland’s access to AI chips
Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law
Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland
UK
UK intelligence censored report on global warming and homeland security
UK Orders Ofcom to Explore Encryption Backdoors
Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine
UK makes new attempt to access Apple cloud data
Government issues new data demand for UK Apple users
UK once again demands backdoor to Apple's encrypted cloud storage
Introducing Stargate UK
'Privatisation premium': billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders
Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across the UK
VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in
UK drops demand for backdoor into Apple encryption
UK backing down on Apple encryption backdoor after pressure from US
British ICC chief prosecutor lost access to email and has bank accounts frozen after Trump sanctions on top court
Live facial recognition cameras may become 'commonplace' as police use soars
Britain's police are restricting speech in worrying ways
Pressure grows to hold secret Apple data privacy hearing in public
Apple takes UK to court over 'backdoor' order
UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites
How the UK Is Weakening Safety Worldwide
US examining whether UK's encryption demand on Apple broke data treaty
U.K. demand for a back door to Apple data threatens Americans, lawmakers say
U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Apple Ordered by UK to Create Global iCloud Encryption Backdoor
USA
ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones
Occasionally USPS sends me pictures of other people's mail
U.S. will review social media for foreign student visa applications
AI Bots Are Brainwashing Users In Reddit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gag_order Supreme Court allows DOGE to access social security data
University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil Gaza protestors
The US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state
Trump appears to be building unprecedented spy machine tht could track Americans
VC money is fueling a global boom in worker surveillance tech
Selling Surveillance as Convenience
How Palantir Is Expanding the Surveillance State
Cops are using AI to spy on you
Illinois Cops Gave ICE Access to More Than 5k Surveillance Cameras Nationwide
Statement on California State Senate Advancing Dangerous Surveillance Bill
Austin to halt police license plate reader program after public pushback
US restricts Switzerland’s access to AI chips
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars British ICC chief prosecutor lost access to email and has bank accounts frozen after Trump sanctions on top court
The US Is Storing Migrant Children's DNA in a Criminal Database
"The US government has the ability to access many politicians' emails in Europe"
US Cloud soon illegal? Trump punches first hole in EU-US Data Deal
The "Take It Down" Act
US authorities can see more than ever, with Big Tech as their eyes
The full transcript of JD Vance's speech that shook Europe
USA
Vietnam
The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from using any banking app
Our kids are under surveillance: The hidden privacy crisis in Ed Tech
The Government Wants Your Face
Age Verification Laws: A Backdoor to Surveillance
European Age Verification
Countries
Finland
Suomi ottaa käyttöön ikärajan vahvistavan sovelluksen aikuisviihteelle
France
UK
UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom pressured to enforce censorship and surveillance
USA
Apple is hitting back in the war over internet age-gating
Texas Requires Apple and Google to Verify Ages for App Downloads
Texas enacts age-verification law for app stores
Law enforcement used license-plate readers to search for woman who had abortion
AI can now stalk you with just a single vacation photo
OpenAI and ChatGPT
Leaked ChatGPT Strategy Document & Data Nightmare
OpenAI user privacy nuked in court
Microsoft Is Spying on Users of Its AI Tools (2024)
Why AI May Be Listening in on Your Next Doctor's Appointment
The Alexa feature "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" you enabled no longer available
Airlines Are Selling Your Data to ICE
There is no backdoor at Bluetooth at ESP32 devices
Correct news:
Wrong news:
Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices
Backdoor found in popular ecommerce components
Mozilla's new Terms of Use causes confusion among Firefox users
Mozilla owns "information you input through Firefox"
Mozilla deletes promise to never sell Firefox data
Use Firefox? Mozilla Says it Can Use Your Data However it Wants.
16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now
Data breach exposes 184M passwords for Google,Microsoft,Facebook
Conducting forensics of mobile devices to find signs of a potential compromise
Everyone knows all the apps on your phone
Android
Google is publishing the home addresses of developers without their consent
Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases
Google will develop Android OS behind closed doors starting next week
1M Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers
Google's Unannounced Update Scans All Your Photos
Client Side Scanning - See What You See - The Matrix is Complete!
Apple
Apple to Support Encrypted RCS Messaging in Future Software Update
Xcode constantly phones home
Signal
A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage
Signal threatens to leave Sweden if encrypted comms are compromised
"We will not walk back" – Signal would rather leave the UK and Sweden than remove encryption protections
Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes
Malware found on NPM infecting local package with reverse shell
Oracle customers confirm data stolen in alleged cloud breach is valid
U.S. sanctions cloud provider 'Funnull' as top source of 'pig butchering' scams
Show HN: I built a tool to detect scams
Love Scam
My Scammer Girlfriend: Baiting a Romance Fraudster
For 9 Years Tor Ignored Princeton's Proof: BGP Attacks Can Unmask Millions of Users
Humans can be tracked with unique fingerprint based on how bodies block WiFi
Surveilling the Masses with WiFi Positioning Systems
123456 password exposed chats for 64M McDonald's job applicants
Would You Like an IDOR With That? Leaking 64m McDonald's Job Applications
Allianz Life says majority of customers personal data stolen in cyberattack
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