Big Brother Surveillance

Google secretly handed over student journalist’s financial data to ICE without court order

This article comes from “naturalnews.com” Google complied with a controversial administrative subpoena from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), handing over the personal and financial data of British student journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson—including credit card numbers, bank details and IP addresses—without a court order or prior notice, according to a bombshell report by The Intercept. The disclosure

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Arizona Bill Would Require ID Checks to Use a Weather App

From “reclaimthenet.org” The bill would require parental permission or ID checks to open the calculator app that came with your phone. Arizona legislators have introduced what may be the most aggressive app store age verification bill in the country. House Bill 2920 would require age verification not just for app downloads, but for preinstalled software, the browser,

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Ring Cancels Flock Safety Integration After Public Backlash

From “reclaimthenet.org” The cancellation is real, but the infrastructure that made the partnership feel plausible in the first place is still very much running. Public backlash has forced Ring to cancel its partnership with Flock Safety, the law enforcement surveillance company whose camera network has reportedly given ICE and other federal agencies access to footage

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40 State Attorneys General Want To Tie Online Access to ID

From “reclaimthenet.org” The bill’s supporters call it child protection; its architecture looks more like a national ID system for the internet. A bloc of 40 state and territorial attorneys general is urging Congress to adopt the Senate’s version of the controversial Kids Online Safety Act, positioning it as the stronger regulatory instrument and rejecting the House

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Discord to Demand Face Scan or ID to Access All Features

From “reclaimthenet.org” Discord’s age gates also hinge on constant behavioral monitoring that shadows users across the platform. Discord is preparing to make age classification a constant background process across its platform. Beginning next month, every account will default to a teen-appropriate experience unless the user takes steps to prove adulthood. Age determination will sit underneath

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