Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Identity Verification on Claude
June 21st, 2026About a week ago, I complained about being asked for my mobile phone number to use Claude. And now… Via: Claude: Being responsible with powerful technology starts with knowing who is using it. Identity verification helps us prevent abuse, enforce our usage policies, and comply with legal obligations. We are rolling out identity verification for […]
We’re Already Living in an Alien Invasion Movie
June 20th, 2026Via: Truthstream Media:
For the Children: Britain Forces Age Verification to Access Social Media
June 16th, 2026What’s next? Identity checks to use VPNs? Via: Reason: Regardless of how the ban will be enforced, one thing is certain: It will come at the expense of the privacy of all British internet users. The government cannot ban children from social media without asking everyone else to prove they are not children. Ofcom, Britain’s […]
And Now… U.S. Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows
June 12th, 2026Via: Wired: In the wake of attacks on CEOs, a nationwide protest movement targeting data centers, and increasing concerns about AI job replacement, federal intelligence agencies and domestic law enforcement are circulating reports with a new domestic target in mind: anti-technology extremists. More than 1,000 pages of unpublished reports from the Department of Homeland Security, […]
We’re Being Held Hostage in a Technology Bubble
May 26th, 2026Via: Truthstream Media:
Starmer Government Doubles Down on Anti-Free Speech Policies
May 22nd, 2026Via: Jonathan Turley: When hundreds of thousands of Britons joined the recent Unite the Kingdom rally, the government of Keir Starmer wanted them to know that they were being watched for possible arrest. By deploying facial recognition systems and invoking the United Kingdom’s anti-free speech laws, Starmer’s government made it clear that it would not […]
Texas: Woman Arrested for Posting About City’s Filthy Water on Facebook
May 22nd, 2026Via: Fox 4:
FBI Seeks US-Wide Access to License Plate Cameras, Wants “Data in Near Real Time”
May 20th, 2026Via: Ars Technica: The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced plans to buy nationwide access to a network of license plate readers, saying it will award contracts to one or more vendors that can offer “near real time” information from cameras across the US. The proposed contract is for the FBI Directorate of Intelligence. “To evaluate […]
Amsterdam Bans Public Ads for Meat and Fossil Fuels
May 6th, 2026Via: BBC: Amsterdam has become the world’s first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have been stripped from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. … Politicians in the city say the move is about bringing Amsterdam’s streetscape into […]
The Car That Watches You Back
May 5th, 2026Via: Nobody Asked For This: This is a story about how a machine most people still think of as property became something else: a platform with monetized inventory and a data feed pointed back at the manufacturer. It is also about the sequence of technical decisions that made that transformation possible. The story starts, depending […]
