Leak with 4B records from Chinese citizens discovered by researchers
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they term “likely the biggest data leak to ever hit China,” with 4 billion records…
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ISO standard for consent management finished, made available for free
The International Standards Organization has published a standard for obtaining and recording consent, as is necessary to legally use people’s…
FTC chair launches campaign to restore parental control over kids’ online privacy
In a digital age where children are increasingly immersed in online environments, the issue of children’s online privacy has reached…
Aylo stages digital revolt over age verification law as it shutters porn sites in France
Arrête! Censorious government is throwing a sheet over your cinéma épicé! Liberté! Égalité! Fraternité! A message in this spirit of…
US age verification and online safety event leans heavily toward Christian nationalism
Is age verification the future of the internet? It depends who you ask – and who gets a chance to…
‘mDL don’t phone home’: digital ID experts sound alarm over privacy capability
Influential digital identity professionals and privacy groups are warning that mobile driver’s licenses can comply with the international standard and…
World, Trust Stamp each unveil biometric MPC partnerships
World has launched a new anonymized multi-party computation (AMPC) system for processing iris biometrics that it says provides unprecedented data…
Zero knowledge proofs reveal their utility for age verification and beyond: Aztec
A research report from Aztec examines the potential in zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) for privacy preserving online age assurance. Making a…
Italian regulator outlines technical methods for EC white label age assurance app
Italy’s Communications Regulatory Authority, AGCOM, is among the Digital Services Coordinators chosen by the European Commission to participate in the…
China approves Cyberspace IDs as part of federated identity scheme
China has approved measures to issue national ID numbers that citizens can use to register for online services or verify…
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