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NOW - Starmer to require all UK adults to own government-issued digital ID, allegedly to "stop the boats."

NEW - Pentagon's new rule, "in the interest of national security," demands journalists sign a 10 page agreement to only release information to the public that has been pentagon approved, even if it's unclassified. Read more: https://www.disclose.tv/id/vg89jx5gmg/ @disclosetv

Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/20/uk_palantir_defense_pact/

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US regulators propose rules that could label everyday Bitcoin activity, such as self-custody, swaps, and privacy tools, as “suspicious.”

NEW - ECB President Lagarde calls on European governments, "to rapidly establish the legislative framework for the potential introduction of our digital euro." @disclosetv

Windows 10 resists its end: usage share climbs while Windows 11's falls https://www.ghacks.net/2025/09/10/windows-10-resists-its-end-usage-share-climbs-while-windows-11s-falls/

JUST IN: Ledger CTO warns of "large-scale" crypto hack in the JavaScript ecosystem and advises against making on-chain transactions for now. @WatcherGuru

JUST IN - UK's Home Secretary says she is in favor of digital ID's and that "a system of digital ID can also help with illegal working and enforcement of other laws aswell." @disclosetv

More and more people are tuning the news out: 'Now I don't have that anxiety https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2025/sep/01/news-avoidance-high-anxiety

JUST IN - Microsoft reports, "Multiple international subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea," impacting the Azure Cloud platform. Read more: https://www.disclose.tv/id/z5gbg56k7l/ @disclosetv

Relationship standards after the 2028 halving.

WiFi signals can measure heart rate–no wearables needed https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/09/pulse-fi-wifi-heart-rate/

Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department's Use of Flock Safety https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers

MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-finds-artificial-intelligence-use-reprograms-the-brain-leading-to-cognitive-decline/

Who Owns, Operates, and Develops Your VPN Matters https://www.opentech.fund/news/who-owns-operates-and-develops-your-vpn-matters-an-analysis-of-transparency-vs-anonymity-in-the-vpn-ecosystem-and-implications-for-users/

NEW - AI-Powered "drone swarms" officially enter the battlefield with routine combat use in Ukraine. Read more: https://www.disclose.tv/id/ogaoir62y3/ @disclosetv

NEW - Orwellian nation: Up to 30 people a day get arrested in the UK for petty offenses such as "retweets and cartoons." @disclosetv