digital ID
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Germany Approves EU Digital Identity Wallet Law
Berlin calls it voluntary, while lawmakers keep expanding the places where it must be accepted.
EU Digital ID Could Become The Default Way To Prove Identity To Banks
The paperwork is still being written, but the direction of travel is unmistakable.
UK Airports Begin Replacing Passport Checks With Facial Recognition
A small convenience upgrade arrives with the familiar privacy bill attached.
Rand Paul Blocks Rushed Attempt To Pass KOSA Without A Vote
For a measure framed as child protection, KOSA spends an intriguing amount of time imagining an identity system.
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The Internet’s Small Clues Have Become an Identity Map
Pseudonymity used to mean making the detective work annoying. AI has other plans.
The UK’s Age Check Era Is Set To Begin In March 2027
The UK’s coming age gate is less a bouncer at the door than a new architecture for being online.
Senator Chris Murphy Wants Government to Regulate Your Time Online
First they came for the doomscrolling, apparently in the name of civic connection.
Digital ID Age Checks Begin At Pubs In England And Wales
The government calls it safer. Privacy campaigners will see a digital door policy taking shape.
World Leaders Are Rallying Behind ID Checks for the Internet
From Brussels to Canberra, “think of the children” is becoming an internet-wide identity system.
EU’s Social Media Ban Could Bring ID Checks for Adults
The EU wants to keep children off social media, but enforcing the rules could mean adults increasingly having to prove their age or show ID online.
Google May Ask Canadian Adults for ID or Selfies
This is becoming more about platforms watching what people do, guessing who they are, and demanding proof when the guess goes wrong.
Australia’s Age Verification Rules Push Steam Toward Credit Card Checks
Age assurance was meant to separate children from adult content. Steam's version also sorts adults by banking access.
