Ken Macon
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Google to allow users to upload driver’s license to their phone
A gateway to digital ID.
UK and Ukraine to collaborate on digital ID
As part of a new trade deal.
Tax filing services caught sending data to Facebook
Whether people have a Facebook account or not.
San Francisco Police want killer robots
Remote controlled robots that can use lethal force.
Stores in Denmark call for digital ID age verification
More groups pushing for digital ID.
Australian company directors have just one week to be forced into mandatory digital ID
There’s a growing pushback over privacy concerns.
Lobbyists call on the US government to develop digital ID infrastructure for “security” reasons
Part of the digital ID push.
New Zealand grocery chain to introduce facial recognition tech
Invasive monitoring.
MetaMask starts tracking user IPs
New policy.
The UK plots to ban private messaging
Another major threat to civil liberties in the UK.
Amazon will shut down end-to-end encrypted messenger app Wickr next year
Amazon brought the promising company, only to shut down the free version.
Congressman Warren Davidson urges Congress to pass the Vaccine Passport Prevention Act
To protect civil liberties.