UK Govt Quietly Backs Facial Recognition Tech to Supposedly Stop Theft
British government officials reportedly drew up plans to pressure privacy regulators to allow businesses to use facial recognition cameras.
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Socialist Spain Behind Push to Ban Private Messaging in EU, Leaked Docs Show
Socialist Spain is leading the way in attempts to ban private messaging technology in the European Union, a leaked survey revealed.
Idaho Supreme Court Tosses Challenges to Three Pro-Life Laws
The court tossed out challenges to three pro-life laws, ruling that the state constitution does not guarantee a right to an abortion.
Judge Rules Scanning Student’s Rooms Before Virtual Test Is Unconstitutional
A federal judge recently ruled that scanning a student’s room before a virtual test is unconstitutional as it violates the fourth amendment.
Chinese CCTV Cameras on British Streets Contain Hidden Microphones
Chinese-made surveillance cameras in Britain are made by companies linked to human rights atrocities and can pick up sound, with this capability able to be activated remotely, according to the British government’s “snooping tsar”.
Facial Recognition Scans Used at British Schools Under Pretext of ‘Covid-Secure’
Facial recognition payment systems have been implemented in British schools under the guise of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
Definitely Not Authoritarian: Britain to Introduce Facial Recognition App for Government Services
The UK will implement a facial recognition system for public services after already introducing the technology for its vaccine passport app.
UK Govt Steps Up Assault on Encrypted Messaging Apps
The British government is said to be planning a advertising push against encrypted messaging apps such for supposedly subverting police.
UK to Implement China-Style Facial Recognition Surveillance System
Britain is facing a “dystopian” future in which facial recognition is used to turn public spaces into “open-air prisons” say campaigners.
2 Million French Scramble for Vax Appointments After Macron Pledges Crackdown on Freedoms
More than two million French people made an appointment for vaccination against the Chinese coronavirus after President Emmanuel Macron threatened to crack down on freedoms for the unvaccinated.
Canada: Judge Orders Google to Identify Person Behind Anti-Antifa Blog
A judge in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has ordered tech giant Google to hand over information linked to a blog critical of the far-left extremist group Antifa after allegations of cyberbullying.
Delingpole: The Gestapo Would Have Loved BoJo’s ‘Papers for a Pint’ Rule
If an Englishman’s home is his castle and his second home is his local pub, then Prime Minister Boris Johnson deserves to be run out of the country right now for what he has just said about “vaccine passports”.
Ikea France, Execs on Trial for Illegally Spying on Customers and Staff
VERSAILLES, France (AP) – Ikea’s French subsidiary and several of its executives are set to go on trial Monday over accusations that they illegally spied on employees and customers.
MEPs Back EU Plan to Make Email, Messaging Providers Search Private Chats and Report to Police
Members of the European Parliament are welcoming plans from the European Commission to make email, messaging, and chat providers search through users’ private conversations and report “illegal material”, according to Patrick Breyer MEP.
New French Prime Minister Opposes Internet Anonymity, Compares Social Networks to Vichy France
Newly-appointed French prime minister Jean Castex has made it clear that he is no fan of anonymity on the Internet, claiming that it distorts political debates online.
Police State: British Cops Call For the Right to Invade Private Homes to Bust up Gatherings
British police are calling for expanded powers to enforce the coronavirus lockdown rules, including the authority to forcefully enter private residences suspected of hosting forbidden gatherings.
Chicago School District Allows Transgender Students Unrestricted Locker Room Access
Board members of Chicago’s Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 voted to grant transgender students unrestricted locker room access.
Transgender Rights: Judge Warns Girls Have No Right to ‘Visual Bodily Privacy’
A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit against transgender facilities in a school district to proceed, but warned the student-plaintiffs that, if the government allows boys who claim to be female to use the girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms, then the girls have no right to “visual bodily privacy.”
Kavanaugh: White’s Griswold Concurrence ‘Persuasive’ – I Agree with Roberts and Alito on Griswold and Eisenstadt
During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh praised Justice White’s concurrence in Griswold v. Connecticut and later expressed agreement with Chief Justice Roberts’ and Justice Alito’s prior statements about Griswold and Eisenstadt v. Baird. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) asked, “In Griswold
