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August 28, 2026

Local U.S. officials say the backlash against Flock cameras is becoming bipartisan

Source: Liset Cruz on POLITICO — Good to see people coming together. “We had work boots and Subarus in our parking lot and they were…

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August 27, 2026

UK police literally have an ‘elite squad’ to flag spicy social media posts

Source: Steve Watson on Modernity News — An elite police unit set up by the Labour government has already flagged more than 100 social media…

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August 26, 2026

Shaiel Ben-Ephraim: ‘truly fake news’

Source: Shaiel Ben-Ephraim on X — An incredible exposé by Ronen Bergman shows how Israel invents quotes from Iranian officials in order to manufacture "evidence"…

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August 25, 2026

Sacked professor wants job back after appeal win

Source: Leigh Boobyer on BBC — A professor says he is "looking forward" to returning to work at the university which sacked him for his…

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August 24, 2026

New surveillance tech: total coverage, optional oversight

Source: Christina Maas on Reclaim The Net — Surveillance companies do not promise their systems will never be abused. Surveillance companies do not promise…

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Europe News Abroad Privacy Laws

August 23, 2026

Germany set to allow intel agencies to take active defensive measures

Source: dpa international — Without doubt, this maneuver will be used to go after “disinformation” and political opponents, such as AFD Reforms address issues…

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August 22, 2026

Brazil law makes VPN use an aggravating factor in crimes as the First Lady pushes for a Discord ban

Source: Cindy Harper on Reclaim the Net — Brazil's virtual patrol rule also lets police pull connection data with no warrant. Not only would…

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August 21, 2026

Sam Husseini: The Press Club has banned me for my questioning of Schumer

Source: Sam Husseini on Substack— Freedom and democracy at home are attacked, and tough questions of officials are prohibited. I’m hardly the first to…

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August 20, 2026

Pakistan police and public clash on anniversary of Imran Khan imprisonment

Source: Aljazeera — Let’s not forget about political prisoner Imran Khan. Pakistan police fired tear gas at supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran…

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August 20, 2026

UK: 1,855 people were arraigned as terrorists at Westminster Crown Court in one day

Source: Craig Murray on X Those arraigned, including many elderly people and a few in wheelchairs, were guilty of expressing an opinion. Right…

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August 19, 2026

Corporate media rallying around Anthony Fauci

Source: Matt Taibbi on X— Taibbi argues that much of the press is emotionally committed to rallying around Fauci and considers his reputation more important…

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August 18, 2026

RFK Jr. tells CNN host that constitutional rights take priority over public health

Source: Cheyanne M. Daniels on POLITICO — Kennedy argues that officials erred during the last public-health crisis by suppressing constitutional rights and marginalizing doctors who…

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