Dropsafe

by Alec Muffett

Tag: identity

Checkpoint Britain: the dangers of digital ID and why privacy must be protected | Big Brother Watch

2025/09/11
“So when is the earliest that UK users could now benefit from options to verify their identity?” | …clearly that’s what’s lacking in the UK: social media sites must vet us

2024/12/05
No, the government isn’t planning to introduce ID cards | @Psythor on the companies which are trying to become essential middlemen for the internet

2024/08/17
Labour rejects Tony Blair’s plan to curb migration | …perhaps @jreynoldsMP could also do us the favour of also ruling out Digital ID and/or an “app”?

2024/07/07
Is there anything about life in Europe which requires one to go around proving one’s identity at regular intervals?

2024/07/01
The Corn Laws go digital | Cyberleagle

2024/04/30
When Namespaces Collide: why it’s a bad idea to bind Phone Numbers to Messenger Software which offers Interoperability / “Free Upgrades” to Other Messengers

2024/01/02
Okta says the quiet part out loud: the goal of (all) digital identity systems is to lock people in so that they are under control; “Lock in their loyalty,” indeed

2023/12/28
Reminder from 2021: “the World Bank has taken down its blog talking up the development and gender equality benefits of Afghanistan’s digital ID system”

2023/11/07
So: December 16th, I’ve been invited to speak at the venerable HP Colloquium on #InformationSecurity held at @RoyalHolloway. I’ve just submitted the attached abstract. #NoPressure #EndsAllTheWayDown /cc /thanks @martinralbrecht

2021/11/12
#Identity, #OnlineSafety & #AgeVerification – notes on “Can facial analysis technology create a child-safe internet?”

2021/07/11
Heather Burns (@WebDevLaw) talks Covid-19 “vaccine passports” on BBC Radio Scotland

2021/02/25