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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026663 stories
France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls↗ lemonde.fr · HN · 510 comments · 1064 points · Aug 11, 2026
Spain Orders Blacklist of Palantir from Public and Private Companies↗ clashreport.com · HN · 309 comments · 743 points · Jul 02, 2026
EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors↗ patrick-breyer.de · HN · 435 comments · 741 points · Jun 28, 2026
Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act: Dangerous backdoor surveillance risks remain↗ michaelgeist.ca · HN · 335 comments · 1005 points · Mar 15, 2026
Finland looks to introduce Australia-style ban on social media↗ yle.fi · HN · 568 comments · 745 points · Jan 31, 2026
2025673 stories
Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban↗ reuters.com · HN · 1512 comments · 960 points · Dec 09, 2025
German government comes out against Chat Control↗ xcancel.com · HN · 541 comments · 1148 points · Oct 07, 2025
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians↗ theguardian.com · HN · 773 comments · 873 points · Sep 25, 2025
Show HN: Use Their ID – Use your local UK MP’s ID for the Online Safety Act↗ use-their-id.com · HN · 281 comments · 862 points · Jul 28, 2025
Mark Klein, AT&T whistleblower who revealed NSA mass spying, has died↗ eff.org · HN · 354 comments · 1597 points · Mar 12, 2025
2024620 stories
Lfgss shutting down 16th March 2025 (day before Online Safety Act is enforced)↗ lfgss.com · HN · 545 comments · 798 points · Dec 16, 2024
Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free↗ nbcnews.com · HN · 1620 comments · 2676 points · Jun 24, 2024
EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control↗ stackdiary.com · HN · 533 comments · 1213 points · Jun 20, 2024
European Court of Human Rights bans weakening of secure end-to-end encryption↗ eureporter.co · HN · 258 comments · 1673 points · Feb 14, 2024
FCC rules AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal↗ fcc.gov · HN · 674 comments · 1156 points · Feb 08, 2024
2023824 stories
Tether reveals partnerships with Secret Service, FBI in letter to U.S. Senate↗ finance.yahoo.com · HN · 127 comments · 235 points · Dec 30, 2023
One of the Most Controversial US Spy Programs Just Got Renewed↗ motherjones.com · HN · 24 comments · 95 points · Dec 28, 2023
France legalizes remote camera and microphone activation in smartphones↗ francetvinfo.fr · HN · 58 comments · 94 points · Jun 08, 2023
Statement on EU-US Cooperation on Turning Public Opinion Against Encryption↗ globalencryption.org · HN · 19 comments · 112 points · Apr 24, 2023
Stop the proposal on mass surveillance of the EU↗ mullvad.net · HN · 8 comments · 92 points · Feb 02, 2023
2022614 stories
Your compliance obligations under the UK’s Online Safety Bill↗ webdevlaw.uk · HN · 462 comments · 621 points · Jul 11, 2022
EU Commission is planning automatic CSAM scanning of private communications↗ tutanota.com · HN · 418 comments · 648 points · May 12, 2022
Key senators have voted for the anti-encryption EARN IT act↗ eff.org · HN · 327 comments · 736 points · Feb 11, 2022
The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous than ever↗ cyberlaw.stanford.edu · HN · 482 comments · 1363 points · Feb 05, 2022
UK is spending £500k on a PR campaign demonising end-to-end encryption↗ theregister.com · HN · 108 comments · 518 points · Jan 20, 2022
2021654 stories
Germany: New government plans 'right to encryption'↗ tutanota.com · HN · 285 comments · 899 points · Dec 03, 2021
New German government calls for European ban on biometric mass surveillance↗ reclaimyourface.eu · HN · 188 comments · 637 points · Nov 25, 2021
Australia’s new mass surveillance mandate↗ digitalrightswatch.org.au · HN · 862 comments · 763 points · Sep 07, 2021
European Parliament approves mass surveillance of private communication↗ patrick-breyer.de · HN · 415 comments · 938 points · Jul 06, 2021
EU citizens’ rights are under threat from anti-encryption proposals↗ protonmail.com · HN · 148 comments · 698 points · Jan 28, 2021
2020666 stories
‘Extremely aggressive’ internet censorship spreads in the world’s democracies↗ news.umich.edu · HN · 607 comments · 942 points · Nov 18, 2020
Stop the Earn IT Bill Before It Breaks Encryption↗ act.eff.org · HN · 342 comments · 1252 points · Oct 06, 2020
Ninth Circuit rules NSA's bulk collection of Americans' call records was illegal↗ politico.com · HN · 472 comments · 1722 points · Sep 02, 2020
New German law would force ISPs to allow secret service to install trojans↗ privateinternetaccess.com · HN · 236 comments · 731 points · Jul 09, 2020
An even worse anti-encryption bill than EARN IT↗ cyberlaw.stanford.edu · HN · 351 comments · 903 points · Jun 25, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'↗ bbc.com · HN · 148 comments · 112 points · Sep 23, 2026
25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough [Auth: Cindy Cohn; Bruce Schneier]↗ lawfaremedia.org · HN · 9 comments · 163 points · Sep 15, 2026
European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy↗ reclaimthenet.org · HN · 204 comments · 467 points · Aug 30, 2026
France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls↗ lemonde.fr · HN · 510 comments · 1064 points · Aug 11, 2026
France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s↗ reuters.com · HN · 181 comments · 239 points · Aug 14, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy↗ reclaimthenet.org · HN · 204 comments · 467 points · Aug 30, 2026
25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough [Auth: Cindy Cohn; Bruce Schneier]↗ lawfaremedia.org · HN · 9 comments · 163 points · Sep 15, 2026
US criticises Australia's proposed algorithm opt-out laws as 'censorship'↗ bbc.com · HN · 148 comments · 112 points · Sep 23, 2026
US lawmakers demand investigation into admin's secret surveillance of Americans↗ theguardian.com · HN · 11 comments · 58 points · Sep 01, 2026
US Republicans revolt against Flock AI surveillance as backlash intensifies↗ ft.com · HN · 5 comments · 42 points · Sep 07, 2026
UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say↗ theregister.com · HN · 6 comments · 29 points · Sep 03, 2026
The Netherlands, Spain push for EU-wide minimum age on social media↗ euronews.com · HN · 6 comments · 26 points · Sep 11, 2026
Don't ban children from social media, Estonia tells EU↗ channelnewsasia.com · HN · 3 comments · 21 points · Sep 08, 2026
Leak: EU Commission to pitch social media restrictions for under-15s↗ euronews.com · HN · 26 comments · 19 points · Sep 15, 2026
Swiss E-ID: Justice Minister Jans prevents secret Amazon deal↗ heise.de · HN · 0 comments · 17 points · Sep 02, 2026

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