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US will require EU citizens to give all biometric data including DNA in new ESTA requirements
#USA #EU #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #tourism #travel #enshittification
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#AgeVerification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States & around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. Though these mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful #censorship and #surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk.
#privacy #security
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Amazon’s Ring is rolling out “Familiar Faces,” an opt-in facial-recognition tool that catalogs up to 50 known visitors 🚪
Amazon says data is encrypted, but past law-enforcement partnerships and security issues raise concerns about biometric handling 🔒
#TechNews #Privacy #AI #Surveillance #Security #Data #Biometrics #ConsumerRights #SmartHome #BigTech #Policy #Safety #Ethics #DigitalRights #Accountability #Amazon #Ring #Encryption
US will require EU citizens to give all biometric data including DNA in new ESTA requirements
#USA #EU #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #tourism #travel #enshittification
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Age-verification laws now cover half the US, requiring IDs or face scans to access “harmful” content 📄
Advocates warn these mandates expand surveillance, increase breach risks, and could enable censorship under bills like KOSA ⚠️
Groups like @fightforthefuture.org are pushing for safer alternatives 🛡️
🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/
#TechNews #Privacy #DigitalRights #Censorship #Security #Data #AI #Policy #Internet #Safety #Freedom #Surveillance #USA #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #US
Age-verification laws now cover half the US, requiring IDs or face scans to access “harmful” content 📄
Advocates warn these mandates expand surveillance, increase breach risks, and could enable censorship under bills like KOSA ⚠️
Groups like @fightforthefuture.org are pushing for safer alternatives 🛡️
🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/
#TechNews #Privacy #DigitalRights #Censorship #Security #Data #AI #Policy #Internet #Safety #Freedom #Surveillance #USA #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #US
Amazon’s Ring is rolling out “Familiar Faces,” an opt-in facial-recognition tool that catalogs up to 50 known visitors 🚪
Amazon says data is encrypted, but past law-enforcement partnerships and security issues raise concerns about biometric handling 🔒
#TechNews #Privacy #AI #Surveillance #Security #Data #Biometrics #ConsumerRights #SmartHome #BigTech #Policy #Safety #Ethics #DigitalRights #Accountability #Amazon #Ring #Encryption
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Facial recognition not only harms people right now, but feeds into’ crime-predicting’ tech that turbo charges existing bias.
Sign our petition to ban Predictive Policing in the UK to push back on this dystopian vision of a fully monitored Pre-Crime future.
Act now ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-crime-predicting-police-tech
#facialrecognition #surveillance #policing #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #precrime #bancrimepredictingtech #safetynotsurveillance #predictivepolicing
Facial recognition not only harms people right now, but feeds into’ crime-predicting’ tech that turbo charges existing bias.
Sign our petition to ban Predictive Policing in the UK to push back on this dystopian vision of a fully monitored Pre-Crime future.
Act now ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-crime-predicting-police-tech
#facialrecognition #surveillance #policing #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #precrime #bancrimepredictingtech #safetynotsurveillance #predictivepolicing
Facial recognition is biased. The police know it. The UK Home Office knows it. And they don't care.
This dangerous, intrusive tech produces more false positives for women, young people and members of ethnic minority groups.
We need Parliamentary scrutiny now!
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/10/police-facial-recognition-technology-bias
#facialrecognition #surveillance #policing #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #safetynotsurveillance
#AgeVerification Is Coming For the Internet. We Built You a Resource Hub to Fight Back.
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States & around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. Though these mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful #censorship and #surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk.
#privacy #security
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EFF launches a hub on rising age-verification laws, noting risks of surveillance and reduced access for youth and adults. 🔍
These mandates often rely on intrusive ID or biometric checks that expose sensitive data. 🔒
Experts will discuss impacts in upcoming AMA and livestream. 🎙️
🔗 https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification
#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #Policy #Internet #DigitalRights #Surveillance #Censorship #Children #Safety #AI #Law #OpenWeb #Tech #EFF #Age #AgeVerification #Adult #ID #AMA
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"The entire business model of Silicon Valley is surveillance."
- Carole Cadwalladr, investigative journalist
Carole's TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was the most watched talk of the year.
#TedTalk #Privacy #Surveillance #SiliconValley
https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cadwalladr_this_is_what_a_digital_coup_looks_like
"The entire business model of Silicon Valley is surveillance."
- Carole Cadwalladr, investigative journalist
Carole's TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was the most watched talk of the year.
#TedTalk #Privacy #Surveillance #SiliconValley
https://www.ted.com/talks/carole_cadwalladr_this_is_what_a_digital_coup_looks_like
EFF launches a hub on rising age-verification laws, noting risks of surveillance and reduced access for youth and adults. 🔍
These mandates often rely on intrusive ID or biometric checks that expose sensitive data. 🔒
Experts will discuss impacts in upcoming AMA and livestream. 🎙️
🔗 https://www.eff.org/issues/age-verification
#TechNews #Privacy #Data #Security #Policy #Internet #DigitalRights #Surveillance #Censorship #Children #Safety #AI #Law #OpenWeb #Tech #EFF #Age #AgeVerification #Adult #ID #AMA
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"Mandatory age checks are eroding online anonymity for everyone."
Engadget:The year age verification laws came for the open internet https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-year-age-verification-laws-came-for-the-open-internet-130000979.html @Engadget #digitalID #Ageverification #privacy #surveillance
"Mandatory age checks are eroding online anonymity for everyone."
Engadget:The year age verification laws came for the open internet https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-year-age-verification-laws-came-for-the-open-internet-130000979.html @Engadget #digitalID #Ageverification #privacy #surveillance