TikTok admits Australian data can be accessed in China, prompting warnings app may be compromised
The federal Treasurer says […]
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11, 2022
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10, 2022
Turkey, Japan pilot digital currency with national ID, Idemia cards
The Turkish government is planning the deployment of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) infrastructure to be integrated with the country’s digital identity system and the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s FAST instant […]
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10, 2022
Japan steps up its digital ID push, tells public they may lose health insurance if they don’t sign up
There is a discernible and forceful push in many countries toward digitization and switching citizens’ key sensitive personal and financial data from “analog doldrums” to government-controlled (and easily accessible by multiple agencies) centralized databases.
Somewhat telling of how important this task is […]
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10, 2022
Kenya High Court Judgment Sets Important Precedent for Digital ID Privacy Protections and Processes
NEW YORK—The Open Society Justice Initiative welcomes a recent judgment handed down by the High Court in Kenya declaring the data collection and roll-out of biometric Huduma cards for the country’s digital ID system, the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS), unconstitutional. In the decision, Justice Ngaah held that the Data Protection Act […]
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10, 2022
Orwellian ‘Net Zero’ State: Australia Begins Tracking Citizens’ Transactions
This past year, something happened at the World Economic Forum’s notorious confab at Davos which few gave much attention to at the time.
In a session of climate, ESGs and finance, the president of Alibaba Group announced that his platform […]
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10, 2022
Paxton Sues Google for its Unauthorized Capture and Use of Biometric Data and Violation of Texans’ Privacy
Attorney General Paxton has sued Google, alleging that the tech giant has unlawfully captured and used the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent to do so.
The lawsuit alleges that Google, in yet another violation of Texans’ privacy, has collected millions of biometric identifiers, […]
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10, 2022
Hackers! Hackers! Hackers!
The Medibank hack (and others) is a warning about Digital Identity and the future of privacy
‘Safe’ – it’s a word overused by politicians to lull the public into incredibly dangerous pieces of legislation.
Aside from the obvious […]
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10, 2022
Australia considers centralizing digital ID
In the wake of the Optus data breach, the Australian government is considering centralizing digital ID through the myGov or myGovID systems.
During the Optus data breach, the personal information of about 10 million clients were exposed, including Medicare numbers, driver’s […]
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10, 2022
Biometric data collection for advertising personalization comes under scrutiny
Advertisers in the UK want to analyze pedestrians’ biometrics, alongside GPS location, gender and age demographics, to create tailored advertiser profiles for physical billboards, claims privacy-focused non-profit Big Brother Watch, in new report ‘
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10, 2022
Missouri Attorney General Leads 19 State Coalition in Launching Investigation into Six Major Banks Over ESG Investing
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office and 18 other attorneys general have served six major American banks with civil investigative demands, which act as a subpoena, asking for documents relating to the companies’ involvement with the United Nations’ (UN) Net-Zero Banking Alliance. The banks under investigation include Bank of […]