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Protecting minors online takes more than age verification
DIDAS warns that age verification alone cannot solve harmful content, addictive design, profiling or commercial exploitation of children…
Verifiable credentials & decentralized identity reach the “Slope of Enlightenment”
Gartner sees Verifiable Credentials (VCs) and decentralized identity as transformational technologies poised to reshape digital identity across industries.…
Apple vs. UK where encryption showdown enters a new chapter
Apple is challenging the UK government’s renewed demand for access to encrypted iCloud backups of British users through…
EU Age Verification under scrutiny as transparency questions remain
The European Commission’s DG CONNECT disclosed nine documents in response to an access-to-documents request, but all were already…
UK pushes for tougher age checks as TikTok faces investigation
The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, is demanding stronger age verification measures from social media platforms ahead of a…
Zero-Day breach hits Logitech with data stolen across multiple groups
Logitech reports attackers stole data likely belonging to customers, employees, and suppliers. The breach stemmed from a zero-day…
Apple halts encrypted iCloud backups in the UK
Apple has stopped offering end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK due to government demands. UK authorities issued…
Russian links in Musk’s Twitter acquisition unveiled
Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter acquisition in 2022 not only involved major financial institutions but also had indirect…
650,000 Ways Advertisers Label You
The Markup analyzed a database of 650,000 audience segments used by advertisers to target consumers based on specific…
NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent
An investigation by The Observer reveals that 20 NHS trusts in the UK have been sharing private details…