Surveillance & Privacy
Australia caught Roblox letting adults message 1.7 million kids—now the platform faces $49.5 million in fines
Australia's regulator fined Roblox $49.5M for failing to stop adults from contacting 1.7M children. The…
Chinese hackers spent three years planting ‘digital bombs’ inside 5,000 US water utilities—and nobody has a plan
Chinese state hackers embedded malware in thousands of US water systems. A war game revealed…
Nielsen now requires panelists to wear wrist devices that listen to everything on TV — starting August 31st
Nielsen's new wearable meters will track what panelists watch at home. Starting August 31st, research…
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Police drones are now watching from above in thousands of U.S. cities—and most residents have no idea they’re there
Law enforcement has quietly deployed surveillance drones across thousands of U.S. jurisdictions with minimal public debate. What you need to…
DHS is trying to force protesters to hand over encrypted Signal chats—and lawyers call it a First Amendment violation
The Department of Homeland Security is demanding encrypted protest communications from activists. Civil rights lawyers say it's unconstitutional.
Flock Safety’s leaked playbook shows how it coaches cops to override citizens’ surveillance concerns at city council meetings
A leaked Flock Safety coaching document reveals how the license plate reader company teaches police to manipulate city councils and…
ICE added 920,000 DNA profiles to the FBI’s criminal database in 2025—most from people never convicted of a crime
ICE collected nearly 1M DNA samples from undocumented immigrants in 2025, including children as young as 4. Most were never…