digital ID
Bipartisan Lawmakers Propose Federal Digital Identity Agency
A federal digital ID watchdog could soon decide how anonymous you’re allowed to be online.
MembersA Death, a Lawsuit, and Infinite Surveillance
The louder the calls to make AI safer, the more they sound like demands for police access and identity checks.
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.
Roblox Expands AI Facial Scanning and Digital ID Amid Growing Government Pressure
Roblox’s age checks are pitched as child safety tools but double as a blueprint for an internet where logging on increasingly means showing ID.
Starmer Weighs UK Digital ID System, Drawing Civil Liberty Backlash
UK revives digital ID plan under Keir Starmer amid illegal immigration pressure, echoing Tony Blair-era surveillance concerns.
Bluesky Halts Access in Mississippi to Oppose Digital ID Law
A single state law just forced one of the internet’s most privacy-focused platforms to choose between its principles and its users.
NextDNS Launches DNS-Based Age Verification Bypass to Protect User Privacy Amid Online ID Laws
Dodging digital ID checks could soon come down to a DNS setting instead of a passport photo.
Louisiana’s War on Roblox Turns Into a Digital ID Crusade
Roblox’s child safety failures are now the launchpad for statewide digital ID enforcement.
Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Age Verification Law to Take Effect, Advancing Online Digital ID Push
The fight over age checks is rapidly becoming a battle over the future of anonymity online.
US Plan to Copy UK’s Disastrous Online Digital ID Verification Is Winning Friends in the Senate
What’s sold as a safety net for kids could become the blueprint for an ID-locked, surveillance-ready internet.
Another Major Data Breach Exposes Dangers of Online Digital ID Verification
Handing over your ID for “verification” just became the most reckless trend.