The Digital Transparency Lab
@globalprivacy.bsky.social
Canadian Non Profit based out of Toronto and Montreal who is the OG champion of Canadian Digital Consent.
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This morning, former Prime Ministers urge Ursula von der Leyen to use EU trade bazooka against Trump
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February 2, 2026 at 7:03 AM
This morning, former Prime Ministers urge Ursula von der Leyen to use EU trade bazooka against Trump
www.ft.com/content/af70...
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A notable week for Convention 108+ as the world starts to wake up to why international democracy is so important. Together we are strong.
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Refine, Don't Reset: Convention 108+ Chair on Building Data Protection Infrastructure
For 0PN Lab Blog + Technical Community
At the European Commission's Data Protection Day 2026 conference, the central question was: Reset or Refine?
Beatriz de Anchorena, Chair of the Convention 108 ...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:26 AM
A notable week for Convention 108+ as the world starts to wake up to why international democracy is so important. Together we are strong.
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The government enforces transparency by default, then parents and even kids can govern how tech uses them Government surveillance disinter-mediates parental, community governance with only one way governance.
I've also heard rumours of this but for the love of god, how is a *government* going to stop kids from *using phones at night*? Something a government would be very well placed to do, however, would be to geoblock access to Grok, and yet ... not hearing any indicators that is coming down the line
Times now picking up the same intell about consultation coming soon on social media restrictions for kids
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The government enforces transparency by default, then parents and even kids can govern how tech uses them Government surveillance disinter-mediates parental, community governance with only one way governance.
The 0PN Lab - is coming out of stealth mode this week and starting its enterprise as the global champion of Digital Public Transparency Infrastructure. Today we submitted comments on EU Omnibus: Permission Masquerading as Consent. lab.0pn.org/eu-omnibus-s...
EU Omnibus Submission: Permission Masquerading as Consent
0PN-lAB ANCR White Paper
Author: Mark Lizar, ISO/IEC 27560-1 Profile Editor, Kantara Consent Receipt Editor, ANCR - Transparency Performance Indicators Editor, Executive Director, Digital Transparenc...
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January 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The 0PN Lab - is coming out of stealth mode this week and starting its enterprise as the global champion of Digital Public Transparency Infrastructure. Today we submitted comments on EU Omnibus: Permission Masquerading as Consent. lab.0pn.org/eu-omnibus-s...
The method which we are recommending, is that technologies are required to be provide notice before an application can profile you, which if you are a child requires a parental consent token and a log which tracks children data disclosure relationships. baked in security by default.
I've also heard rumours of this but for the love of god, how is a *government* going to stop kids from *using phones at night*? Something a government would be very well placed to do, however, would be to geoblock access to Grok, and yet ... not hearing any indicators that is coming down the line
Times now picking up the same intell about consultation coming soon on social media restrictions for kids
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The method which we are recommending, is that technologies are required to be provide notice before an application can profile you, which if you are a child requires a parental consent token and a log which tracks children data disclosure relationships. baked in security by default.
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The Council of Europe has lowered both the European and Spanish flags to half‑mast until 22 January.
Our thoughts are with the victims of the tragic train accident in Andalusia, as well as their families and loved ones.
Our thoughts are with the victims of the tragic train accident in Andalusia, as well as their families and loved ones.
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The Council of Europe has lowered both the European and Spanish flags to half‑mast until 22 January.
Our thoughts are with the victims of the tragic train accident in Andalusia, as well as their families and loved ones.
Our thoughts are with the victims of the tragic train accident in Andalusia, as well as their families and loved ones.
This is not a new practice - developed by Google cars that drive around your neighbourhood. Extracting your device-ids and routers so they can broadcast you to advertisers. Across borders - its no surprise this is now a US Gov app. digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2018/08...
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is not a new practice - developed by Google cars that drive around your neighbourhood. Extracting your device-ids and routers so they can broadcast you to advertisers. Across borders - its no surprise this is now a US Gov app. digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2018/08...
The Transparency Lab, is very curious to know how enforcement agents are allowed to cover their faces while doing a public service. @404media.co Can you clarify the lack of transparent accountability in enforcement is constitutional? Why is this not a big deal?
404 Media has obtained material that explains how surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. One tool can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or…
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January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The Transparency Lab, is very curious to know how enforcement agents are allowed to cover their faces while doing a public service. @404media.co Can you clarify the lack of transparent accountability in enforcement is constitutional? Why is this not a big deal?
The truth of the matter is, there is a significant difference between ones self-assertion o identity, and digital identification. A government that doesnt know the difference is incompetent. In addition, digital-id technologies have advanced, We dont need to carry it anymore. (Consent Tokens)
Me: We do not need what is a foundational national ID in digital or other form. We have functional IDs that have worked without issue for me for over 5 decades. I remain unconvinced of the necessity & proportionality of a national ID.
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Labour’s digital ID ‘will cut red tape and make modern life easier’
Darren Jones, chief secretary to the prime minister, says the voluntary app is a crucial step towards making the state fit for the 21st century
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January 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The truth of the matter is, there is a significant difference between ones self-assertion o identity, and digital identification. A government that doesnt know the difference is incompetent. In addition, digital-id technologies have advanced, We dont need to carry it anymore. (Consent Tokens)
Had a milestone week finally presenting transparency performance research focused on Google Chrome. Findings 100% non-compliant. Identifier created upon install with no notice of cross-boarder tracking. 'Necessary Cookie' literally means placed on device without notice, permission or consent.
January 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Had a milestone week finally presenting transparency performance research focused on Google Chrome. Findings 100% non-compliant. Identifier created upon install with no notice of cross-boarder tracking. 'Necessary Cookie' literally means placed on device without notice, permission or consent.
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NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
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Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
A lack of Digital Identification Transparency means no-one ca trust Age Assurance Technologies
January 4, 2026 at 10:23 AM
A lack of Digital Identification Transparency means no-one ca trust Age Assurance Technologies
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Message from SG @alain-berset.coe.int: "As we enter 2026 our task is clear: to ensure that democracy can still protect, still decide and still deliver".
Read full statement: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
Read full statement: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
January 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Message from SG @alain-berset.coe.int: "As we enter 2026 our task is clear: to ensure that democracy can still protect, still decide and still deliver".
Read full statement: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
Read full statement: www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
iTs official, i cant stand posting on X, with every tweet, it feels like it supports Elon Musk, the guy who clearly hacked the US Elections to get Trump voted in. With Social Media and doubled his fortune.
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
iTs official, i cant stand posting on X, with every tweet, it feels like it supports Elon Musk, the guy who clearly hacked the US Elections to get Trump voted in. With Social Media and doubled his fortune.
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🎉 Happy New Year 2026!
May this year bring you peace, joy, success, and unforgettable moments. Cheers to new beginnings!
What’s your ONE word for 2026? Drop it below! 👇
May this year bring you peace, joy, success, and unforgettable moments. Cheers to new beginnings!
What’s your ONE word for 2026? Drop it below! 👇
December 31, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🎉 Happy New Year 2026!
May this year bring you peace, joy, success, and unforgettable moments. Cheers to new beginnings!
What’s your ONE word for 2026? Drop it below! 👇
May this year bring you peace, joy, success, and unforgettable moments. Cheers to new beginnings!
What’s your ONE word for 2026? Drop it below! 👇
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NEW: Meet the folks at AccessNow's Digital Security Helpline, who have been investigating government spyware for more than a decade, helping journalists and dissidents all over the world.
I spoke to Hassen Selmi, who heads the incident response team, to learn how his team fights spyware abuses.
I spoke to Hassen Selmi, who heads the incident response team, to learn how his team fights spyware abuses.
Meet the team that hunts government spyware
For years, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has been aiding journalists and dissidents who have been targeted with government spyware. This is how they operate.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW: Meet the folks at AccessNow's Digital Security Helpline, who have been investigating government spyware for more than a decade, helping journalists and dissidents all over the world.
I spoke to Hassen Selmi, who heads the incident response team, to learn how his team fights spyware abuses.
I spoke to Hassen Selmi, who heads the incident response team, to learn how his team fights spyware abuses.
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ORG called for unjust 'crime-predicting' tech to be banned from policing 🚨
Police tech doesn’t predict crime. It predicts policing. Based on biased data, it brings more of the same – racist policing and poverty punishment.
Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/res...
#ORG2025
Police tech doesn’t predict crime. It predicts policing. Based on biased data, it brings more of the same – racist policing and poverty punishment.
Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/res...
#ORG2025
December 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ORG called for unjust 'crime-predicting' tech to be banned from policing 🚨
Police tech doesn’t predict crime. It predicts policing. Based on biased data, it brings more of the same – racist policing and poverty punishment.
Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/res...
#ORG2025
Police tech doesn’t predict crime. It predicts policing. Based on biased data, it brings more of the same – racist policing and poverty punishment.
Find out more ➡️ www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/res...
#ORG2025
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Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying
Mark Zuckerberg and current and former Meta executives agreed on Thursday to settle a $8 billion shareholder lawsuit alleging the company’s directors failed to prevent billions of dollars in fines and...
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December 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Zuckerberg settles $8 billion lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandal, avoids testifying www.france24.com/en/americas/... @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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November 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Am enjoying @teresascassa.bsky.social post announcing "Canada launches its beta AI Register". Marking the moment for the Digital Transparency Lab, when the era of digital privacy governance begins in Canada. Many new possibilities now Exist! 👏
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Am enjoying @teresascassa.bsky.social post announcing "Canada launches its beta AI Register". Marking the moment for the Digital Transparency Lab, when the era of digital privacy governance begins in Canada. Many new possibilities now Exist! 👏
There is incredible confusion between consent as a legal basis and permission to digitally identify/infer an identifier to an individuals device without notice. (which is not valid consent). #1 Rule to govern/reclaim rights from data Barons. A sign before entry to the (digital)Forrest Charter 1217
Well, consent can be the most unethical of all legal bases, as it allows a company to run counter to the nature of a particular context by simply tricking people into accepting what they do not understand. Medical research owes a lot to legitimate interest and data repurposing (with guarantees).
October 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
There is incredible confusion between consent as a legal basis and permission to digitally identify/infer an identifier to an individuals device without notice. (which is not valid consent). #1 Rule to govern/reclaim rights from data Barons. A sign before entry to the (digital)Forrest Charter 1217
Ah, i think what you are referring to is actually permission. Consent for a legal basis is very heavily confused with permission to process / created PII. Its a dark pattern confusing human consent with online permission to process data.
Well, consent can be the most unethical of all legal bases, as it allows a company to run counter to the nature of a particular context by simply tricking people into accepting what they do not understand. Medical research owes a lot to legitimate interest and data repurposing (with guarantees).
October 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Ah, i think what you are referring to is actually permission. Consent for a legal basis is very heavily confused with permission to process / created PII. Its a dark pattern confusing human consent with online permission to process data.
The Digitally Transparent Society - is a two way street.
US House Democrats release Epstein schedules showing plans to meet Musk, Thiel reut.rs/42ezKb9
US House Democrats release Epstein schedules showing plans to meet Musk, Thiel
U.S. Congressional Democrats released on Friday daily schedules belonging to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 2014 to 2019, which show Epstein had plans to meet with Republican donors Elon Musk and Peter Thiel and conservative commentator Steve Bannon.
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September 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Digitally Transparent Society - is a two way street.
The President Wears No Clothes - This Weeks South Parkis incredible - stripping the emperor.
I think what Big-Tech doesnt get - is that Transparency is now a 2 way Street, Recommend South S27e05 - the best episode ever.
I think what Big-Tech doesnt get - is that Transparency is now a 2 way Street, Recommend South S27e05 - the best episode ever.
The task of promoting Digital Transparency for data control is now a lot easier. As the President and all his men become emperor's without clothes to the rest of the world.
How fragile is this bubble of subverted American Belief? Can the mythical line dividing red and blue hold up? Bets anyone?
How fragile is this bubble of subverted American Belief? Can the mythical line dividing red and blue hold up? Bets anyone?
The list of guests at the memorial for Charlie Kirk on Sunday included President Trump, high-ranking members of his administration and far-right media personalities. Here is a look at who was in attendance.
September 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The President Wears No Clothes - This Weeks South Parkis incredible - stripping the emperor.
I think what Big-Tech doesnt get - is that Transparency is now a 2 way Street, Recommend South S27e05 - the best episode ever.
I think what Big-Tech doesnt get - is that Transparency is now a 2 way Street, Recommend South S27e05 - the best episode ever.
The task of promoting Digital Transparency for data control is now a lot easier. As the President and all his men become emperor's without clothes to the rest of the world.
How fragile is this bubble of subverted American Belief? Can the mythical line dividing red and blue hold up? Bets anyone?
How fragile is this bubble of subverted American Belief? Can the mythical line dividing red and blue hold up? Bets anyone?
The list of guests at the memorial for Charlie Kirk on Sunday included President Trump, high-ranking members of his administration and far-right media personalities. Here is a look at who was in attendance.
The Conservative Figures That Attended the Charlie Kirk Memorial
Led by President Trump, the list of guests included high-ranking members of his administration, conservative influencers and far-right media personalities.
nyti.ms
September 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The task of promoting Digital Transparency for data control is now a lot easier. As the President and all his men become emperor's without clothes to the rest of the world.
How fragile is this bubble of subverted American Belief? Can the mythical line dividing red and blue hold up? Bets anyone?
How fragile is this bubble of subverted American Belief? Can the mythical line dividing red and blue hold up? Bets anyone?