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Heavy-Handed Legislation Targets AI-Generated Replicas of Voices and Images

The NO FAKES Act imposes censorship, threatens anonymity, and regulates innovation.

Reason

Worried about political violence, some want to scrub home addresses

Online info should be easier to remove for lawmakers and their families, they say, while privacy advocates see an opening for broader action.

Roll Call

Travelling to the US? Officials Can Search Your Phone Without a Warrant – Even Risqué Texts

Digital rights group has given tips for travellers who wants to opt out of having their mobile phones checked by customs and border officers while travelling to the United States.

International Business Times UK

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Fact check: Do Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims to Ramaphosa hold up?

US president claims white South African farmers face systematic killings, echoing debunked white genocide narratives.

Al Jazeera

South African Politician Claps Back After Trump Showed Video of Him to Support Claims of White 'Genocide'

South African politician Julius Malema responded to criticism from Trump, who played video footage of Malema as evidence of "white genocide" in South Africa.

Latin Times

Can Ramaphosa charm offensive help fix South Africa’s ties with Trump’s US?

South African leader keeps calm in the face of an ‘ambush’ by Donald Trump about false ‘white genocide’ claims.

Al Jazeera

Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims ignore the reality of life and crime in South Africa

US president intoned ‘death, death, death’ as he waved articles purporting to show violence against white minority

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"A win for privacy" – Florida rejects the encryption backdoor law for social media

Florida bill to create mandatory encryption backdoors in the name of children's safety fails to become law. Here's all you need to know.

TechRadar

Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes and 'revenge porn,' passes. What is it?

The Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called ‘revenge porn’ online, is heading to President Donald Trump's signature after its bipartisan passage in congress

The Independent UK

Google Chrome U-turns on its use of trackers – here's how to stop them

Google Chrome's U-turn on its use of trackers is a disaster for user privacy. But there are ways to protect yourself.

Tom’s Guide

Florida wants an encryption backdoor – in the name of children’s safety

Instead of protecting minors using social media, experts warn that Florida's bill will end up making them less safe online. Here's all you need to know.

TechRadar

One Tech Tip: Protecting your device privacy when crossing borders

Travelers should prepare for extra scrutiny of devices when crossing borders, especially when entering the U.S. Experts say 100% privacy might be impossible but there things you can do to make it harder for someone to see your private data

The Independent UK

What To Do If Border Police Ask To Search Your Phone

Know how much the law does—and doesn’t—protect your privacy rights.

Reason

How to protect your phone and data privacy at the US border

With reports of people being turned away at airports over messages found on devices, here’s what to do to minimize risks

The Guardian - US

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Al Jazeera

‘Kill the Boer’: The anti-apartheid song Musk ties to ‘white genocide’

Musk and Rubio claim it’s a call to kill white South African farmers. Is it?

Euronews

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rejects Trump and Musk's claims of Afrikaner persecution

Donald Trump previously signed an executive order to cut funding to South Africa and offer refugee status to Afrikaners, claiming the government was enabling farm attacks and land dispossession.

International Business Times

Argentina's Milei Wins Congress Green Light For New IMF Loan

Argentina's Congress on Wednesday gave President Javier Milei the green light to negotiate a new IMF loan agreement, on top of the $44 billion Buenos Aires already owes the lender.

Reason

FCC Chair Brendan Carr Wants More Control Over Social Media

Carr advocates greater control over social media by federal regulators, despite a reputation for supporting free speech.

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Tom’s Guide

Musk's DOGE faces massive backlash and 12 data privacy lawsuits — how safe is your data?

Elon Musk's DOGE is trying to access your sensitive data. Amid lawsuits and opposition, how safe is your personal information?

TechRadar

The US privacy nightmare? What's changed after 30 days of President Trump's new administration

Executive orders, layoffs across some key agencies, and DOGE – how have the first 30 days of a new administration shaped up for US privacy advocates?

Reason

As Migrant Arrests and Deportations Increase, Remember You Have the Right To Record ICE

Law enforcement acts better when officers know the public is watching.

The Guardian - US

Parents are desperate to protect kids on social media. Why did the US let a safety bill die?

The Kids Online Safety act passed the Senate 91-to-3 but died in the House. Advocates on both sides say they won’t give up

TechRadar

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency hit by another privacy lawsuit with millions impacted

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) joined the wave of lawsuits against the new government agency over supposedly illegal data access.

Reason

Little Rock, Arkansas, Drops Intrusive, Ineffective ShotSpotter System

For all the money spent on it, the gunshot detection system has a spotty record at best.

Reason

Los Angeles Sheriff Misused Confidential Database Thousands of Times To Run Concealed Carry Background Checks

Public records obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation show how sensitive police databases are used and abused.

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