Big Tech & Surveillance

May 27, 2026

London Police Expand Facial Recognition Across Public Streets

By Simone Varlette

June 5, 2026

U.S. Senate Blocks Extension of Key Surveillance Powers Over Rights Concerns

By Simone Varlette

May 12, 2026

Privacy Backtrack: Instagram Scraps Encrypted DM Feature Under Fire

By Simone Varlette

Meta has stripped end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages, quietly removing a feature introduced in 2023 and handing itself the technical ability to read every private conversation on the platform.