The US government is proposing the collection of DNA from foreign tourists under the Visa Waiver Program, which includes countries like the UK, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea. The new DHS proposal would add genetic data to ESTA, alongside fingerprints, facial scans, and

US Proposes Collecting DNA From Foreign Tourists https://t.co/CwjjtkGA2G

Eighteen “kids’ online safety” bills just cleared a House subcommittee. Every single one. Most hinge on age verification or “willful disregard” rules that all but force companies to collect IDs. Lawmakers are calling it protection. It’s surveillance dressed up as safety. Free

House Lawmakers Unite in Moral Panic, Advancing 18 “Kids’ Online Safety” Bills That Expand Surveillance and Weaken Privacy https://t.co/Y2SSTAGxlR

YouTube’s CEO says the company’s “North Star” is giving everyone a voice. In the same breath, he celebrates new AI systems that will decide which voices are allowed to stay. Creators are losing channels over false flags, “low-value” strikes, and phantom copyright links. Appeals

AI Is YouTube’s New Gatekeeper https://t.co/EbZ7A1IoCc

The EU is quietly moving to revive blanket data retention, forcing nearly every digital service to log who you talk to, when, and from where, for up to a year. Officials say they won’t read your messages. They just want the metadata. But metadata is the map of your life, your

EU Revives Plan for Year-Long Data Retention Across Digital Services, Including Encrypted Apps https://t.co/yZSSpmuZdD

Europe and Canada just signed new digital pacts linking ID systems, AI infrastructure, and “information integrity.” It sounds like policy, but it’s architecture; tying identity, data, and speech to the same network.

Digital IDs and AI Dreams: How Canada and Europe Plan to Sync the Future https://t.co/v5Pf084Uwy

On January 28, 2026, the FTC will host an “Age Verification Workshop” at the Constitution Center in Washington. The official topic is child safety. The real subject is identity infrastructure. They will gather researchers, policy staff, and tech firms to discuss systems that

This FTC Workshop Could Legitimize the Push for Online Digital ID Checks https://t.co/ua2mEnh2Hb

Berlin just voted to let police hack phones, enter homes, and feed private data into AI systems. The city’s new “security” law merges digital surveillance with physical intrusion: state trojans on devices, covert break-ins to install them, and face and voice recognition using

Berlin Approves New Expansion of Police Surveillance Powers https://t.co/rSzGyzD1js

The US could turn its border into a data checkpoint. Under a new Trump directive, even visitors from visa-waiver nations like the UK and France will have to hand over five years of social media, phone numbers, emails, and information on family members before entering for a

US May Require Digital Background Checks for Tourists and Their Families https://t.co/vFnEH3qXKq

Australian Leaders and Legacy Media Celebrates Launch of Online Digital ID Age Verification Law https://t.co/HEpmFn39my

Nearly 3 million Britons have signed a petition against the government’s plan for a national digital ID. The Westminster debate that followed was electric. MPs from every party warned that the scheme would hand the state “the key to our life,” turning Britain into a database

UK: MPs Clash Over the Digital ID That No One Asked For https://t.co/r4Jv8aknWN

Sydney lit up the Harbour Bridge to celebrate Australia's new online digital ID age verification law 🤷

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