Stealth signals are bypassing Iran’s internet blackout(spectrum.ieee.org)

97 points by WaitWaitWha 6 months ago | 44 comments

A Swiss firm’s software mines the world’s knowledge for patent opportunities(spectrum.ieee.org)

10 points by geox 2 years ago | 5 comments

Shipt’s algorithm squeezed gig workers, who fought back(spectrum.ieee.org)

263 points by cyberlimerence 2 years ago | 137 comments

Quantum Cryptography Has Everyone Scrambling(spectrum.ieee.org)

50 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 20 comments

Vint Cerf on mistakes he made in TCP/IP(spectrum.ieee.org)

84 points by em3rgent0rdr 3 years ago | 93 comments

Unforgeable Quantum Tokens Delivered over Fiber Network(spectrum.ieee.org)

58 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 14 comments

Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribution of speech(nonogra.ph)

885 points by arkhiver 3 months ago | 523 comments

An anonymous opinion post arguing that age verification laws in the US, Europe, and Australia are a precursor to tying online speech to people's real identities.

Online age verification is the hill to die on(x.com)

846 points by Cider9986 6 months ago | 536 comments

An X thread by Glenn Meder arguing that online age verification is a critical fight because it requires identity verification and enables broader digital control.

Age verification for social media, the beginning of the end for a free internet?(mullvad.net)

463 points by StrLght 4 months ago | 367 comments

Mullvad VPN blog post arguing that social media age verification laws spreading worldwide lay the foundation for a government-controlled internet.

EU age verification app to ban any Android system not licensed by Google(reddit.com)

892 points by cft 1 year ago | 520 comments

A Reddit r/degoogle post about the EU age verification app reportedly refusing to run on Android systems not licensed by Google; the page shows a network block.

Age Verification Laws: A Backdoor to Surveillance(eff.org)

578 points by hn_acker 1 year ago | 358 comments

EFF Deeplinks article arguing that age verification bills have expanded from porn sites to products like skin cream, threatening privacy and enabling surveillance.

Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass(age-verifier.kibty.town)

900 points by JustSkyfall 8 months ago | 415 comments

A page offering a browser-console script that bypasses k-ID age verification on Discord, Twitch, Kick and Snapchat to mark accounts as adult.