The UK is moving toward a national digital ID, a single government-issued login for life. Officials claim it will make everything simpler, from housing to healthcare to buying a pint. The problem is that it also makes you easier to track. Science Secretary Liz Kendall brushed

UK Government Faces Cross-Party Digital ID Backlash, Dismissing Concerns as “Misinformation” and “Scaremongering” https://t.co/6AzXxQjO9M

Dover, NJ just wired its public buildings, including the library, with AI surveillance. The new system adds facial recognition, weapon detection, and behavior tracking to existing cameras. Officials call it “smart safety.” In truth, it’s the quiet spread of algorithmic

Dover, NJ Implements AI Surveillance, Expanding Facial Recognition and Public Monitoring Systems https://t.co/BQNnkcVKL5

Ofcom just nuked its own international censorship argument. In a notice to 4chan, the UK speech regulator declared the First Amendment “binds only the US government,” not foreign bodies like Ofcom, while claiming it can still enforce British speech law against American companies

Hong Kong to Install 60,000 AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras by 2028 https://t.co/va0RacrhhZ

Ofcom just nuked its own international censorship argument. In a notice to 4chan, the UK speech regulator declared the First Amendment “binds only the US government,” not foreign bodies like Ofcom, while claiming it can still enforce British speech law against American companies

UK Speech Regulator Ofcom Claims First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Americans From Its Censorship Law https://t.co/sh3vQvs5Mw

Texas just passed an “age verification” law forcing Apple, Google, and every app developer to collect personal data from users, even to download a weather app. Both companies say they’ll comply, but warn it kills privacy. Utah and Louisiana follow next.

Google and Apple to Enforce Age Verification in Texas Starting in 2026 https://t.co/uqwtlOXNfT

California just passed a slate of new tech laws under the banner of “child safety,” but they amount to state-mandated surveillance and speech control. — Social media platforms must now display constant government-written warnings (AB 56) — Chatbot developers are forced to

Newsom Approves New Tech Rules: Social Media Warnings, Chatbot Surveillance, Age Verification https://t.co/mvLwWXVPMK

Bill C-8 would grant Canadian ministers the power to secretly cut off a person’s phone or internet: no warrant, no judge, no explanation required. The Privacy Commissioner confirmed his office wasn’t consulted. There’s no legal review, no oversight, no transparency.

Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Not Consulted on Bill C-8, Enabling Secret Internet & Phone Shutdowns https://t.co/2dCaLRLLUL

Senate Democrats just proposed a bill that would gut decentralized finance in the US. It gives the Treasury sweeping power to surveil open networks, forces KYC on wallet devs and frontends, and lets regulators decide if a protocol is "decentralized enough" to exist.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Opposes Senate Democrats’ Plan to Extend ID Verification to Decentralized Finance https://t.co/IJSTucB1co

Rumble just scored a major win for internet freedom. After a French official tried to censor videos with nothing more than an email, Rumble challenged the demands. Now a French court has ruled that email had zero legal power. With the ruling, Rumble is back online in France

Rumble is Restored in France After Court Rejects Government’s Censorship Demand https://t.co/BH7yIH87a3

NYC is suing Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok for letting kids under 13 onto platforms built for addiction and for doing almost nothing to stop it. The city doesn’t call for digital ID checks explicitly, but their case centers on one thing: tech giants could verify age and choose

New York City Sues Platforms Over Failure to Protect Minors, Raising Broader Privacy Concerns Around Age Verification Laws https://t.co/YWCQ6o1Y8M