It is NOT the responsibility of government or large tech companies to police everyone using electronic devices at login.

To prove age, requires proof of identity, then comes surveillance.

We need to preserve freedom.

INSTEAD, it MAY be the responsibility of government and tech companies, to create useful tools that PARENTS can use to determine the level of protection required for their kids.

#AgeVerification #SurveillanceState #BigTech #Freedom #ParentalControls

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/apple-begins-age-checks-in-the-uk-with-latest-ios-update/

"Laut israelischen Angaben gelang es dem Auslandsgeheimdienst Mossad, Irans Verkehrskameras zu hacken und so Bewegungsprofile relevanter iranischer Führungspersonen zu erstellen. Dadurch war es bereits am ersten Tag des Kriegs möglich, den iranischen Revolutionsführer Ali Chamenei zu töten."

O.O

https://www.akweb.de/politik/ein-krieg-greift-um-sich-angriff-iran-usa-israel-libanon/

#surveillancestate #Israel #IranWar

Das mit dem LoRa-Mesh geht in den USA wohl dann doch schneller als erwartet: https://www.heise.de/news/USA-verbieten-alle-neuen-Router-fuer-Verbraucher-11222044.html

#surveillance #surveillancestate #usa

Iran Build a Vast Camera Network to Control Dissent. Israel Turned it Into a Targeting Tool
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/iran-build-a-vast-camera-network-to-control-dissent-israel-turned-it-into-a-targeting-tool/

#SurveillanceState #MassSurveillance #Iran #Israel #Cybersecurity #DigitalRights #Privacy #FacialRecognition #TechEthics

The Rise of the Ray-Ban Meta Creep

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/the-rise-of-the-ray-ban-meta-creep/

Systemd: preemptive compliance with fascism (HT: @aral )

#ageVerification #FOSS #FLOSS #surveillance #surveillanceState

📱 Even if you closed every legal loophole the data economy remains and the incentives stay intact. Why does this data exists at this resolution, at this scale, in the first place?

https://newrepublic.com/article/205956/americanized-tiktok-backdoor-ice-surveillance #SurveillanceState

Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/kash-patel-fbi-location-data

doing that without a warrant is an outrageous end run around the fourth amendment. It’s particularly dangerous given the use of artificial intelligence to comb through massive amounts of private information.

#FBI #SurveillanceState #ConstitutionalViolation #Privacy #LocationData #USA #KashPatel

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Pembroke Pines, FL quietly built a surveillance machine over 10 years. $1.3 million. 160+ cameras. Facial recognition. FBI database access. Audio capture. A nationwide plate database with 4 billion+ reads. The City Commission voted on it 13 times. Never once debated it. Every claim here is from public records. 🧵

#SurveillanceState #ALPR #PembrokePines #Broward #FlockSafety #FacialRecognition #PublicRecords #Florida