📰 Reboot's News Round-Up - 22/04/2026 📰
Rating system;
🔴 - Important/Urgent/Imminent
🟠 - Approaching/Noteworthy/Planned
🟢 - Good News
🟢👀 - Good news but beware
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🔴🔴🔴 - UK Court Challenge Against Met Police Using Live Facial Recognition LOST
This is a major victory for continued roll-out of this technology. Recognition errors are occurring and anyone could be next.
🔴🔴🔴 - Android Countdown - 133 Days Until Your Phone Stops Being Yours
We at Reboot will remind people every week that starting in September EVERY standard Android device will receive a silent, forced Google update which will block EVERY app that hasn't been registered with facial ID, payment and private keys by it's developer.
Every app, worldwide with no opt-out.
Switch to a Reboot device to avoid this.
🔴🔴🔴 - Biometric ID Roll-Outs Worldwide - Mexico and Illinois are next, Idaho Bans It….For Now
Reboot member provided updates;
Mexico Speeds Up Biometric ID Roll-out linked to each phone - Source
Illinois is one vote away from requiring every laptop to ask for ID at setup - Source
🟢 - Idaho however pushes back with new privacy law - Source
🔴🔴👀 - Google Launches New Photos Update - Scans All Photos For AI Generation
This is currently OPT-IN but now the tech is in place, be aware of this changing in future.
🔴🔴👀 - Telegram Under Formal Investigation By UK's Ofcom
Worse-case scenario is that Ofcom can ask a court to order the service be blocked under abuses of the ''Online Safety Act''.
That means Telegram would not be available to UK users. This is the ship hitting the iceberg, be ready to head to the lifeboats.
🔴🔴 - Video Emerges Of Low-Paid Workers Training AI To Replace Them
Reboot member recently posted a video of low-paid Indian factory staff working with video headsets so AI can watch exactly how humans do physical work. Every hand movement, every adjustment, every shortcut.
The brutal reality of our imminent future.
🔴🔴 - Robots Outrun Humans In Beijing Half-Marathon For The First Time
HUGE improvement since last year's event with robots occupying each step of the podium, all breaking the human record and self-navigating.
🔴 - Booking dot com Data Leak - Unknown Severity⚠️
Booking details, names, emails, addresses, phone numbers and accommodation communications have been leaked. BE AWARE OF SCAMMERS.
Reject all big tech devices, products, services and platforms.
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