Long Beach Cyberattack Exposes Biometric and Personal Data; A Warning To Digital ID Advocates
April 22, 2025
A 17-month silence left residents in the dark while biometric data hung in the balance.
A 17-month silence left residents in the dark while biometric data hung in the balance.
A tech-powered dragnet endorsed by the establishment is being sold as reform for the digital age.
A digital ID meant to unify access across government instead exposed a blueprint for bureaucratic negligence, highlighting the dangers of the push towards digital ID.
Apple’s encryption standoff with the UK has Republicans questioning if the CLOUD Act still shields Americans as promised.
Framed as child protection, the bill cracks open encryption with a blueprint that jeopardizes everyone’s digital safety.
A surveillance law sold with soft reassurances and hard implications for digital privacy.
A nationwide digital ID in Scotland quietly shifts from convenience to a data goldmine no lock can fully secure.
Foreign residents in Russia now trade their faces and voices for phone service, as biometric ID becomes the new passport to modern life.
The reworked bill narrows its scope but deepens its digital footprint, dragging VPN users and biometric scans into the fray.
A government that demands invisibility in court is one step away from disappearing accountability altogether.
Parents opening T-Mobile’s tracking app found themselves watching strangers’ kids instead of their own.
The EU’s ProtectEU strategy quietly sketches the blueprint for a backdoor.
Oracle faces scrutiny after data breaches hit Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health, undermining Larry Ellison’s AI surveillance ambitions.
FacePass’s silence speaks louder than the 1.6 million faces left exposed.
A personal genomics pioneer built on trust now faces the irony of selling the very data users thought they controlled.
Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic are demanding transparency as Apple fights a secret government order to weaken encryption.
New York’s crackdown on data breaches feels a little rich coming from a state that’s spent years normalizing surveillance and digital ID.
Meta draws a red line in Sweden as lawmakers push for encryption backdoors, warning of a potential WhatsApp exit.
The NCSC’s quiet deletion of encryption advice raises fresh concerns over government influence on cybersecurity policy.
Apple challenges the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act in a landmark legal battle over encryption, privacy rights, and government surveillance powers.
Mandated encryption backdoors would put billions at risk, undermining both privacy and cybersecurity.
Trump condemns UK’s push for Apple to weaken encryption, comparing it to Chinese surveillance.
Signal’s president takes a stand, warning that encryption backdoors in Sweden could compromise global security.
How does Apple’s UK encryption move affect your iCloud data? Even for those not in the UK, we break down security risks, government access, and your best privacy options.
A 17-month silence left residents in the dark while biometric data hung in the balance.
A tech-powered dragnet endorsed by the establishment is being sold as reform for the digital age.
A digital ID meant to unify access across government instead exposed a blueprint for bureaucratic negligence, highlighting the dangers of the push towards digital ID.
Apple’s encryption standoff with the UK has Republicans questioning if the CLOUD Act still shields Americans as promised.
Framed as child protection, the bill cracks open encryption with a blueprint that jeopardizes everyone’s digital safety.
A surveillance law sold with soft reassurances and hard implications for digital privacy.
A nationwide digital ID in Scotland quietly shifts from convenience to a data goldmine no lock can fully secure.
Foreign residents in Russia now trade their faces and voices for phone service, as biometric ID becomes the new passport to modern life.
The reworked bill narrows its scope but deepens its digital footprint, dragging VPN users and biometric scans into the fray.
A government that demands invisibility in court is one step away from disappearing accountability altogether.
Parents opening T-Mobile’s tracking app found themselves watching strangers’ kids instead of their own.
The EU’s ProtectEU strategy quietly sketches the blueprint for a backdoor.
Oracle faces scrutiny after data breaches hit Oracle Cloud and Oracle Health, undermining Larry Ellison’s AI surveillance ambitions.
FacePass’s silence speaks louder than the 1.6 million faces left exposed.
A personal genomics pioneer built on trust now faces the irony of selling the very data users thought they controlled.
Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic are demanding transparency as Apple fights a secret government order to weaken encryption.
New York’s crackdown on data breaches feels a little rich coming from a state that’s spent years normalizing surveillance and digital ID.
Meta draws a red line in Sweden as lawmakers push for encryption backdoors, warning of a potential WhatsApp exit.
The NCSC’s quiet deletion of encryption advice raises fresh concerns over government influence on cybersecurity policy.
Apple challenges the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act in a landmark legal battle over encryption, privacy rights, and government surveillance powers.
Mandated encryption backdoors would put billions at risk, undermining both privacy and cybersecurity.
Trump condemns UK’s push for Apple to weaken encryption, comparing it to Chinese surveillance.
Signal’s president takes a stand, warning that encryption backdoors in Sweden could compromise global security.
How does Apple’s UK encryption move affect your iCloud data? Even for those not in the UK, we break down security risks, government access, and your best privacy options.
