Archive for the 'Surveillance' Category
Discord Will Require a Face Scan or ID for Full Access Next Month
February 9th, 2026Via: The Verge: Discord announced on Monday that it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults. Users who aren’t verified as adults will not be able to access age-restricted servers and channels, won’t […]
New York Budget Bill Proposes Mandatory File-Scanning Tech and In-Person Sales for 3D Printers
February 8th, 2026Via: Reclaim the Net: New York’s latest budget proposal would place new obligations on manufacturers of 3D printers and other digital fabrication equipment, tying the operation of these tools to mandatory software controls. The 2026–2027 executive budget bill, S.9005/A.10005, directs that devices sold in the state include “blocking technology” capable of scanning every design file […]
In Conversation with Andrew Bridgen: Digital ID, Excess Deaths & Political Silence
January 26th, 2026Via: Digby Furneaux:
China to Launch 200,000 Satellites for ‘Mega-Constellation’
January 20th, 2026Via: Daily Mail: China has applied to launch almost 200,000 satellites into space, sparking concerns that the nation seeks to build a ‘mega-constellation’. On December 29, a newly formed body called the Institute of Radio Spectrum Utilisation and Technological Innovation filed applications for two satellite constellations. Each of these enormous collections of spacecraft, dubbed CTC-1 […]
Britain: Digital ID Cards Won’t Be Compulsory
January 14th, 2026Mmm hmm. Via: Daily Mail: Labour was forced into another humiliating U-turn on Tuesday night after abandoning its plans for mandatory digital IDs for workers. Keir Starmer had vowed to crack down on illegal immigration by making digital identification compulsory to verify a person’s right to work in the UK. But he has been forced […]
Britain: Ministers Planning to Issue Digital ID to Newborns
January 4th, 2026Then add the digital wallet (to use the central bank digital currency) and it’s GAME OVER. Via: Daily Mail: Newborns could be allocated digital IDs in a ‘sinister’ expansion of the controversial policy. Ministers have privately raised the prospect of issuing the new technology to children at birth, along with the ‘red book’ of health […]
Irish Government to Push for European Union to Ban Anonymous Social Media Accounts
December 30th, 2025Via: Breitbart: The left-wing Irish government has vowed to push for the European Union to prohibit the use of anonymous social media accounts in what may set the ground for another battle over free speech with the Trump administration in the United States. Ireland will take over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the […]
UK Scraps Non-Crime Hate Incident Laws Nationwide
December 27th, 2025Via: ZeroHedge: The Telegraph reports that police leaders have decided that NCHIs are no longer “fit for purpose” after warnings that recording them undermines freedom of speech and diverts officers away from fighting crime. Under the plans, NCHIs will be replaced with a new “common sense” system, where only a fraction of such incidents will […]
New Airport DNA Law Now in Effect at U.S. Airports
December 26th, 2025Via: The Sun: NEW strict customs laws have gone into effect, allowing government officials to request tourists’ DNA in some cases. The new biometric data collection started on December 26, just ahead of the new year. The new rule targets non-citizens entering or leaving the US, according to government documents seen by Reuters. Travelers will […]
Florida: Autonomous Police Vehicles Will Patrol Cities Recording Audio, Video and Thermal Information, Can Launch Drones
December 26th, 2025Via: Silicon Cowboy: Related: Jail for Spoofing AI Mass Surveillance License Plate Cameras
