Bipartisan Lawmakers Propose Federal Digital Identity Agency
September 16, 2025
A federal digital ID watchdog could soon decide how anonymous you’re allowed to be online.
A federal digital ID watchdog could soon decide how anonymous you’re allowed to be online.
It’s a major step for Tor on mobile, even if the software is still rough around the edges.
Meta’s former WhatsApp security chief says the company buried risks so deep that protecting users became an afterthought to protecting its image.
An age-check system built to shield minors ends up exposing adults in granular digital detail.
False positives flood the system, but the EU still wants to make the scan permanent and mandatory.
A state digital ID law is now meeting the very structure of decentralized internet.
Dodging digital ID checks could soon come down to a DNS setting instead of a passport photo.
Age checks on VPNs could mark the next step in Britain’s descent into digital overreach.
Apple’s defiance held, but the real test may come from Brussels, not London.
Handing over your ID for “verification” just became the most reckless trend.
The EU is inching toward the biggest peacetime surveillance experiment in its history, with plans to quietly search every private message before you hit send.
An always‑on diary quietly stockpiling the details you thought were off‑limits.
The online “safety” act is actually a threat.
Austria bets on spyware as a national shield, gambling its digital soul for a sense of safety.
Encrypted platforms could become collateral damage in a legislative push that treats privacy itself as a liability.
NSO says the jury overreached, but the numbers may reflect how deeply the danger of Pegasus has resonated.
A four-month blindspot let intruders mine the guts of a system trusted by insurers, cops, and creditors alike.
The more data these systems hoard, the more treasure there is for thieves to plunder.
Florida quietly backs away from a surveillance wish list that would have broken the internet for everyone.
UK MPs target end-to-end encryption as Ofcom, ICO, and DSIT probe Telegram, Signal, and post-Southport riot app use.
A Swiss bunker for private emails gets caught in the crosshairs of India’s surveillance ambitions.
Mandatory age checks under Ofcom’s new rules edge the world closer to a de facto digital ID system for internet users.
A bill framed as child protection opens the door to sweeping digital surveillance with no clear limits.
Telegram draws a privacy line in the sand as EU pressures mount to compromise encryption safeguards.
A federal digital ID watchdog could soon decide how anonymous you’re allowed to be online.
It’s a major step for Tor on mobile, even if the software is still rough around the edges.
Meta’s former WhatsApp security chief says the company buried risks so deep that protecting users became an afterthought to protecting its image.
An age-check system built to shield minors ends up exposing adults in granular digital detail.
False positives flood the system, but the EU still wants to make the scan permanent and mandatory.
A state digital ID law is now meeting the very structure of decentralized internet.
Dodging digital ID checks could soon come down to a DNS setting instead of a passport photo.
Age checks on VPNs could mark the next step in Britain’s descent into digital overreach.
Apple’s defiance held, but the real test may come from Brussels, not London.
Handing over your ID for “verification” just became the most reckless trend.
The EU is inching toward the biggest peacetime surveillance experiment in its history, with plans to quietly search every private message before you hit send.
An always‑on diary quietly stockpiling the details you thought were off‑limits.
The online “safety” act is actually a threat.
Austria bets on spyware as a national shield, gambling its digital soul for a sense of safety.
Encrypted platforms could become collateral damage in a legislative push that treats privacy itself as a liability.
NSO says the jury overreached, but the numbers may reflect how deeply the danger of Pegasus has resonated.
A four-month blindspot let intruders mine the guts of a system trusted by insurers, cops, and creditors alike.
The more data these systems hoard, the more treasure there is for thieves to plunder.
Florida quietly backs away from a surveillance wish list that would have broken the internet for everyone.
UK MPs target end-to-end encryption as Ofcom, ICO, and DSIT probe Telegram, Signal, and post-Southport riot app use.
A Swiss bunker for private emails gets caught in the crosshairs of India’s surveillance ambitions.
Mandatory age checks under Ofcom’s new rules edge the world closer to a de facto digital ID system for internet users.
A bill framed as child protection opens the door to sweeping digital surveillance with no clear limits.
Telegram draws a privacy line in the sand as EU pressures mount to compromise encryption safeguards.
