digital ID
Meta Trial Opens as States Demand Age Verification
A trial doesn't need a verdict to be useful. It needs testimony, exhibits, and a paper trail that legislators can cite to advance a digital ID agenda.
New Jersey Kids Code Act Draws First Amendment Warning
The statute never says age verification. It just makes not knowing expensive enough that everyone will find out.
California Digital ID Age Law Faces New Platform Appeal
The regulations were drafted while the constitutional question was still open, which tells you something about how confident the state is.
Markey’s AI Bills Could Force Online Age Verification Digital ID
The slogan is taking power back from Big Tech. The fine print asks for your ID before you are allowed to say a word.
Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce App Store ID Check Law
The justices didn’t say a word about the First Amendment. They just let the ID check stay switched on.
Burnham Backs UK Social Media Ban, Digital ID Age Verification
Continuity, it turns out, means keeping the scheme that ends anonymous internet in Britain.
Britain’s Digital ID Watchdog Will Do Its Watching in Secret
The advisory group will help decide what data gets collected, how long it’s kept, and who can reach in and take it.
Florida Sues TikTok Over Age Verification Failures as Digital ID Mandate Takes Effect
Florida’s plan to protect kids online starts with surveilling every adult in the state.
Starmer’s Social Media Ban: the Reinvention of the Surveillance State
Tyranny masquerading as child safety needs you to feel guilty before you feel suspicious. Downing Street is counting on it.
Samsung Throws Its Support Behind Digital ID
Samsung is the last of the big three to ask for your face, which is exactly how a demand becomes a default.
Apple Adds Age Verification to Digital ID in Wallet, Moves Beyond TSA Airport Checkpoints
Apple’s age verification rollout arrives without fanfare for a reason.
France’s ID Portal Hacked: 19 Million Records Up for Sale
The breach puts roughly a third of France’s population on a criminal forum just as the government lobbies for mandatory digital IDs.