Digital ID
Australia Threatens X with Daily Fines Over Iryna Zarutska Attack Video
Julie Inman Grant’s eSafety office clashes with X, telling the platform to block journalists’ video uploads.
Discord Support Data Breach Exposes User IDs, Personal Data
A vendor breach exposing IDs and more is a reminder of the irreversible risks of linking real-world identity to online access.
UK Government Dismisses Public Outcry, Pushes Ahead with Controversial Digital ID Plan
Over 2.7 million signatures couldn’t move the needle on a dystopian plan already set in motion.
Russia Pilots State-Linked Digital ID Through Max App
A digital passport wrapped in a social feed, Max turns state surveillance into a lifestyle app.
Digital ID UK: Starmer’s Expanding Surveillance State
Britain’s digital ID push isn’t about streamlining paperwork. It’s about hardwiring state power into everyday life.
Brazil Enacts Age Verification Law Mandating Digital ID, Curbing Online Anonymity
Brazil is the next country where anonymity dies quietly, under the soft cover of child safety.
Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability
Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.
OpenAI Adopts User Monitoring, Digital ID Verification
The internet’s lasting stronghold of anonymity is being dismantled in the name of safety.
Bipartisan Lawmakers Propose Federal Digital Identity Agency
A federal digital ID watchdog could soon decide how anonymous you’re allowed to be online.
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood Revives Digital ID Plans
Digital IDs return to the table as Mahmood ties border security to everyday identity checks.
Josh Hawley Proposes AI Regulations, Section 230 Repeal, and Digital ID Checks for Chatbots
Age checks for chatbots might sound parental, but they flirt with surveillance-state mechanics.