digital ID
Stories
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.
Macron Seeks EU Law After France Rejects Under 15 Social Media Ban
Macron wants EU law to ban social media for children under 15 across member states.
Reclaim the Net Launches Global Digital Rights Bill Tracker
More than 100 bills, six jurisdictions, and one place to see where digital rights are headed.
New Zealand Digital ID Plans Surface as Online "Safety" Bill Stumbles
The bill may be stuck, but the identity infrastructure is already being assembled.
Missouri Online ID Law Requires Adults to Verify Their Age Online
The state has turned the familiar privacy tradeoff into a statutory requirement, with penalties attached.
Brazil Wants Discord to Pay $97 Million and Expand Age Verification Digital ID
Brazil says it is protecting children, but its demands could require Discord to know far more about who its users actually are.
Paxton "Child Safety" Plan Puts Legal Speech at Criminal Risk
The vague standard is chatbots that undermine child safety. The penalty is criminal, not civil.
9 Million Images Exposed by People Finder ClarityCheck
Exposures like this get more likely as data brokers collect more and governments demand ID to get online.
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.
