#reclaimthenetUnmoderated tagAll PostsTrending TagsExplore CommunitiesCurators CommunityEcoerBlurt SpaceTwiggyBlurt PakistanBlurt LifeStyleBlurt ARTBlurtconnectStarsBilpcoinVenezuelaBlurt Open Circle ⭕#reclaimthenetTrendingHotNewMutedPayoutAIweb2.support in # reclaimthenet • 9 hours ago • 1 min readLawton Police Deploy Clearview AI Facial Recognition TechLawton, OK, just gave twenty-six officers the keys to a database its residents never agreed to join. The post Lawton Police Deploy Clearview AI Facial Recognition Tech appeared first on Reclaim The…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 16 hours ago • 1 min readApple Adds Age Verification to Digital ID in Wallet, Moves Beyond TSA Airport CheckpointsApple's age verification rollout arrives without fanfare for a reason. The post Apple Adds Age Verification to Digital ID in Wallet, Moves Beyond TSA Airport Checkpoints appeared first on Reclaim…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 2 days ago • 1 min readPutin Defends Russia Mobile Internet Blackouts as Security MovePutin's defense of internet blackouts confirms what Russians already suspected: the off switch belongs to the security services now. The post Putin Defends Russia Mobile Internet Blackouts as…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 2 days ago • 1 min readAmazon Tried to Hide a Book and Made It Famous InsteadThe lesson Amazon keeps relearning is that nothing sells a novel quite like declaring it unsellable. The post Amazon Tried to Hide a Book and Made It Famous Instead appeared first on Reclaim The…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 2 days ago • 1 min readDOJ Backs Musk’s xAI in First Amendment Fight Over Colorado AI LawColorado's AI law tells developers which kinds of discrimination the state likes and which it doesn't, and the First Amendment may have something to say about that. The post DOJ Backs Musk’s xAI in…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 4 days ago • 1 min readUK Biobank Failures Expose the Permanent Cost of Sharing Genetic and Medical RecordsThe promise of secure custodianship has failed 198 times in eleven months, and the volunteers who signed up in 2006 cannot take their DNA back. The post UK Biobank Failures Expose the Permanent Cost…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 4 days ago • 1 min readCourt Forces German Chancellor Merz to Open Files on 300 “Insult the Chancellor” CasesThe Chancellor who calls himself a defender of democratic norms now has roughly 300 prosecutors working to protect his feelings. The post Court Forces German Chancellor Merz to Open Files on 300…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 4 days ago • 1 min readWhen a Train Ticket Costs Your Passport: The Eurail Breach and the Digital ID ProblemThe stolen files include everything an identity thief would want and nothing Eurail ever needed to sell a rail ticket. The post When a Train Ticket Costs Your Passport: The Eurail Breach and the…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 5 days ago • 1 min readFrance’s ID Portal Hacked: 19 Million Records Up for SaleThe breach puts roughly a third of France's population on a criminal forum just as the government lobbies for mandatory digital IDs. The post France’s ID Portal Hacked: 19 Million Records Up for…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 5 days ago • 1 min readThe Surveillance Accountability Act Demands Warrants for DataThe silent handoff from your bank, your carrier, and your ISP to the federal government would finally stop happening behind your back. The post The Surveillance Accountability Act Demands Warrants…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 6 days ago • 1 min readThe Opt-Out Button Is Decorative: A Guide to Hardening Your BrowserThe opt-out button you've been clicking is decorative, so here is the browser build that stops asking nicely. The post The Opt-Out Button Is Decorative: A Guide to Hardening Your Browser appeared…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 6 days ago • 1 min readTurkey to Ban Anonymous VPNsAnkara wants a VPN market where "approved" means logged and "unlicensed" means illegal, leaving Turkish users a choice between surveillance and a criminal record. The post Turkey to Ban Anonymous…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 6 days ago • 1 min readJapan Jails a Man for Publishing Movie SpoilersDescribing a Godzilla movie in too much detail is now worth eighteen months in a Japanese prison. The post Japan Jails a Man for Publishing Movie Spoilers appeared first on Reclaim The Net.…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 7 days ago • 1 min readOfcom Investigates Telegram Under UK “Online Safety Act”The regulator's list of duties runs far beyond child safety into foreign interference, false communications, and public-order speech. The post Ofcom Investigates Telegram Under UK “Online Safety…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 7 days ago • 1 min readCalifornia Lawmakers Advance Bills to Impose AI Chatbot Censorship and Age VerificationCalifornia's new bills would let state lawmakers define, by statute, exactly how agreeable a chatbot is allowed to be. The post California Lawmakers Advance Bills to Impose AI Chatbot Censorship and…web2.support in # reclaimthenet • 7 days ago • 1 min read“Nothing to Fear” Is Back: The UK High Court Clears Way for Police Facial RecognitionThe policy that turns every Oxford Street shopper into a biometric template just got the judicial nod its architects were waiting for. The post “Nothing to Fear” Is Back: The UK High Court Clears…