Ken Macon
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Gavin Newsom announces digital IDs for California
Coming this year.
UK plans to allow departments to more easily share more citizens’ personal data for digital ID verification
Potentially including the most highly sensitive details.
Delta introduces facial recognition to match with digital ID for more “convenient” travel
A big push for digital ID and facial recognition.
Digital ID scanning is now mandatory to purchase tobacco products in Nevada
Another push to digitize ID systems.
Georgia man is falsely arrested after facial recognition tech gets it wrong
Another story about low accuracy from the privacy-invasive tech.
Louisiana’s new law requiring age verification on adult websites is driving uptake of digital ID
Downloads have rocketed since the law came into effect in the New Year.
EU fines Meta $414M for privacy violations
For forcing users to be profiled.
Privacy concerns are raised after UK Health Secretary considers body cams for nurses
Body cams on hospital wards.
Mississippi pushes digital driver’s licenses as a form of digital ID
States are increasing doing the same.
Glenn Greenwald to bring written reporting and commentary exclusively to Locals
A big name journalist joins the growing community platform.
Ireland’s data protection office is looking into alleged “400 million” Twitter user hack
Another reported Twitter breach.
Lawmakers to investigate US’ use of spyware tools
After recent allegations they were being used by the DEA.