Coding KYC into smart contracts threatens to turn permissionless finance into a gated system. By Ken Macon The US Treasury is exploring whether decentralized finance…
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Every safeguard comes dressed as protection, but what schools have really built is a paranoia machine that mistakes teenage noise for criminal intent. By Christina…
By Cindy Harper A trade group representing companies that build age verification systems is now lobbying to extend these checks to anyone using a…
By Cindy Harper Dutch authorities are once again leaning on tech companies to act as speech enforcers in the run-up to national elections. The…
By Cindy Harper The European Union’s “European Media Freedom Act” became binding law across all member states on August 8, but behind its name…
A tool built to stop soccer streams now has the keys to Italy’s entire digital gate. By Cindy Harper Italy has turned its experimental Piracy Shield…
A court order to “protect creativity” could quietly become the internet’s kill switch. By Dan Frieth Lawmakers in Washington are once again attempting to give…
By Christina Maas There’s nothing quite like a fresh round of billionaire attention to liven up the social services sector. The latest crusade comes…
The online “safety” act is actually a threat. By Christina Maas The UK’s Online “Safety” Act, legislation marketed as a safety net for children, was rolled…
No charges, no violations. Just a severed account and a vanishing explanation. By Rick Findlay Royal Bank of Canada has severed its ties with Eva…
The decision leaves unresolved how far public employers can reach into employees’ private lives. By Ben Squires The Supreme Court has decided not to review…
Behind closed doors, ad giants and regulators shaped the speech rules of the internet while the mainstream media looked the other way. By Dan Frieth…
Under new censorship rules, people must now ask permission before reporting where a missile lands. By Cindy Harper A new set of censorship rules issued…
Seventy-five years later, we’re red-penciling the warnings instead of heeding them. By Cam Wakefield George Orwell’s 1984, the literary equivalent of a klaxon screaming “WARNING:…
A pandemic-era workaround inches closer to permanence, swapping consent for convenience in the name of public health. By Ken Macon New Jersey lawmakers are advancing…
Facial scans become the price of survival in a system where privacy is no longer negotiable. By Cindy Harper Israel has endorsed a new aid…
O’Callaghan’s push for facial recognition arrives as surveillance slips from science fiction into the scaffolding of daily life. By Ken Macon Ireland is preparing to…
The University of Dallas finds itself battling unseen algorithms as tech giants quietly redraw the boundaries of religious expression online. By Ben Squires The University…