Canada’s Privacy Commissioner says TikTok collects kids data without reason
It’s becoming increasingly clear that social media is at a tipping point. Having captured a huge percentage of the internet…
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Ireland tells X to follow rules as High Court dismisses Online Safety Code challenge
Just as the social platform known as X has struggled to convince people to stop calling it Twitter, it has…
France’s push for age restrictions on social media gains urgency
Is it a social media site? Is it a pornography distribution outlet? Is it an online noise factory? X is…
BIPA suit against X Corp. killed as judge hashes out ‘biometric identifiers’
The question of whether photos collected by social media sites constitute biometric data has another answer, this one from an…
Mastercard turns to biometrics for passwordless authentication
As passkey use continues to grow more widespread, Mastercard announces its passkey service, while X also announces passkey support. Android…
US’ SEC disables MFA, falls to fraud attack
A pair of events, one nefarious and the other seemingly innocuous, allegedly combined to allow the takeover of a U.S….
X ID verification with Au10tix now official; IDVerse, iDenfy, Onfido sign deals
The platform formerly known as Twitter is hoping to solve some of the confusion left by its change in identity…
With X’s big decision to use biometrics comes a desire for better privacy policies
Executives at X (Twitter) say subscribers can volunteer undefined biometrics, but the data will not be taken by X without…
X and LinkedIn prepare for passkeys adoption as MFA providers release new tools
X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn are taking steps to support passkeys according to The Tape Drive‘s findings in…
Au10tix selfie biometrics for identity verification coming to X
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is rumored to have introduced a new selfie biometrics and ID…
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