Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK(bbc.com)

149 points by FridayoLeary 9 months ago | 70 comments

UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards(petition.parliament.uk)

239 points by DamonHD 1 year ago | 198 comments

The UK’s new age-gating rules are easy to bypass(theverge.com)

55 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 104 comments

Discord hack shows risks of online age checks(news.sky.com)

133 points by ColinWright 1 year ago | 41 comments

UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data(bbc.co.uk)

57 points by tooba 1 year ago | 18 comments

Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in(bbc.com)

23 points by vinni2 1 year ago | 22 comments

The UK's war on anonymity has come to America(effort.news)

592 points by slowin 2 months ago | 635 comments

An Effort investigation reporting that UK NGOs behind Britain's digital ID and anti-anonymity laws are lobbying US state legislatures to adopt similar rules.

European digital ID wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple(waag.org)

650 points by donohoe 3 months ago | 279 comments

Waag Futurelab article arguing that European digital ID wallets depend on Google and Apple device attestation services, reinforcing Big Tech power.

UK pulls back from clash with Big Tech over private messaging(ft.com)

692 points by alwillis 3 years ago | 256 comments

Report that the UK government will not use Online Safety Bill powers to scan encrypted messaging apps until it is "technically feasible," backing down from a clash with tech firms.

EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram(dig.watch)

643 points by pbrw 3 years ago | 631 comments

Dig.watch news update reporting that the EU data protection regulator banned Meta's personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram, with possible fines up to 4% of turnover.

The EU is about to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel(edri.org)

440 points by rapnie 3 months ago | 245 comments

EDRi article warning that the EU's planned Enhanced Border Security Partnership with the US would share sensitive personal data in exchange for visa-free travel.

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row(bbc.com)

1690 points by helsinkiandrew 1 year ago | 1035 comments

BBC News article reporting that Apple withdrew its Advanced Data Protection encryption feature in the UK after a dispute with the government over access to user data.