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Google Starts Asking for Developers' Papers on September 30
The thing that made Android worth choosing is now a setting you have to search for.
The FCC Wants Your ID Before You Get a Phone Number
The FCC just proposed fixing your robocall problem by building the kind of phone-user registry that privacy advocates have spent decades trying to prevent.
Tumbler Ridge Lawsuits Seek to Force OpenAI Into ID Verification, Police Referrals for ChatGPT Users
The remedies sought would end pseudonymous AI use and wire every ChatGPT conversation to a permanent law enforcement pipeline.
Macron, Merz, and Von Der Leyen Defend Expanded Speech Controls
The Munich Security Conference just became a defense session for Europe’s most ambitious censorship regime.
Tokyo Court Ruling Against Cloudflare Sets “Dangerous Precedent” for Internet Infrastructure Liability
A court ruling that could turn the pipes of the internet into its new censors.
Google Dismisses Privacy Fears Over App ID Policy
Google shrugs off anonymity concerns with a smirk and a shrug, offering little more than vague reassurances.
Google’s New Developer ID Rule Could Harm F-Droid, Says Open-Source Advocate
A crackdown framed as security could erase one of the last open doors left in the Android world.
California Lawmakers Push Online ID Verification Bill That Would Require Platforms to ID “Users With Large Audiences”
Also those posting spreading large amounts of “AI-generated content.”
Putin’s Latest Law Criminalizes Online Anonymity, Mandates Identity Checks for Platform Use
The latest in a series of internet restrictions expected over the next year.
UK Plans to Allow Departments to More Easily Share More Citizens’ Personal Data for Digital ID Verification
Potentially including the most highly sensitive details.
$1.7 Trillion Spending Bill Requires Platforms to Verify ID of Those Earning $5,000 Revenue per Year
And collect sellers’ other sensitive data including bank account details and tax ID.
How to Delete Your PayPal Account
A step by step guide on how to withdraw your money, secure your data, and close your account.
