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Imagine that the UK Gov’t has the power to limit corporate due diligence checks to “do [you] have a Digital ID card?” ; DOING SO WILL VASTLY ENCOURAGE MOBILE PHONE THEFT
Think about it: if a person’s phone is the solitary credential through which they can live their life – both online and offline – then stealing somebody’s phone will suddenly become much more prevalent and popular. Utility bills and other hassle, reduce risk.
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Proponents of Digital ID clearly do not want people to understand that the whole point of authentication for certain transactions IS MEANT TO BE A COMPLETE PAIN IN THE ARSE; that’s literally how we as customers *BENEFIT*
The goal of getting people to jump through hoops is to gain assurance. The hoops must be substantial and challenging in order to work. By working, they reduce risk. Prime Minister Kier Starmer clearly does not have a deep understanding of the processes and goals of identification, authentication and assurance:
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EU watchdog attacks Britain over iPhone ‘backdoor’ demand
Given how little notice the EU commission have taken of the EDPB regarding Chat Control, I don’t have high hopes: In January, the Home Office demanded that Apple create a way to get around the end-to-end encryption in its iCloud storage system … European officials have stayed quiet on the matter, but on Monday, the
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Essential thread from Kay Jebelli re: Google/Meta dropping Political Advertising in the EU, aghast civil society groups demanding they “continue, and be regulated”
Discussing a post by Eliza Gkritsi, Kay describes at length the fact that platforms, facing vague but severely punitive regulation for [what they do] are increasingly heeding the old computing adage “don’t do that, then!” and shrugging off the burden. It’s a lesson highly relevant to Chat Control, Ofcom, and to UK Home Office TCNs
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UK Greens citing Churchill Government re: last time the UK abolished ID Cards
Who would ever have expected? https://x.com/BigBrotherWatch/status/1979502732827320333
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In case you missed it: “US court permanently bans Pegasus spyware maker from hacking WhatsApp”
I rather hope that the same thinking can be applied to Government. https://x.com/jsrailton/status/1979322864953364682
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Do not introduce Digital ID cards | Petitions
Now over 2.9 million signatories: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194?s=35
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White House Invades Bluesky to Troll, Predictably Gets Mass Blocked
The innately antisocial social network has at least one upside: https://gizmodo.com/white-house-blocked-on-bluesky-2000674092
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When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face | WIRED
Remember those soap dispensers which didn’t work for anybody who had darker skin? Now imagine that they are adopted by an entire government and run everything: https://www.wired.com/story/when-face-recognition-doesnt-know-your-face-is-a-face/
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The ongoing repercussions of the Online Safety Act | BroadbandDeals.co.uk
Whatever you do, don’t go down the age verification route. Our previous advice not to upload personally identifiable information like passport scans to the mysterious operators of overseas websites remains as strong as ever. That’s especially true following news 70,000 government-supplied ID images have been stolen from gaming app Discord, after they were uploaded to
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Educational project for your kids: Mummify a Chicken!
This. Really. https://www.threads.com/@pixiedustandcymbalta/post/DP73fuoDNyp
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4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence | Hacker News
Oh my the fun within the comments! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45614148