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Wikipedia seeks to shield contributors from UK law targeting online anonymity

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Dissent

Cain Burdeau reports: Wikipedia sued the British government on Tuesday, arguing a law designed to protect people from online trolls and anonymous attacks will end up hurting the free digital encyclopedia’s collaborators, many of whom wish to remain anonymous. Wikipedia said it resorted to legal action after failing to convince the British government to amend…

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British government reportedlu set to back down on secret iCloud backdoor after US pressure

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Dissent

Ben Lovejoy reports: We learned earlier this year that the British government had secretly ordered Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted data for all iCloud users worldwide. Specifically, it wanted a way to see personal data protected by Apple’s introduction of Advanced Data Protection (ADP), which extended end-to-end encryption to almost all iCloud data, meaning not even the iPhone maker could access…

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Uganda orders Google to register as a data-controller within 30 days after landmark privacy ruling

Posted on July 19, 2025July 21, 2025 by Dissent

The Fintech Association of Kenya announced an important ruling in Uganda: Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) has ruled that Google LLC is a data controller/collector subject to the country’s Data Protection and Privacy Act. In a 18 July 2025 decision, the regulator declared Google in breach for operating without PDPO registration and for transferring Ugandans’ data abroad “without demonstrating adequate…

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The EU’s Plan To Ban Private Messaging Could Have a Global Impact (Plus: What To Do About It)

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Dissent

Christina Maas writes: It’s always an interesting moment when a government announces it’s going to protect your privacy by finding new ways to destroy it. That’s the high-wire act currently underway in Brussels, where EU officials have unveiled a roadmap that reads like a blueprint for turning digital locks into decorative suggestions. The plan, part…

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