The Bank of England has called on ministers to decide whether a central bank digital currency should be “programmable”, ultimately giving the issuer control over […]
In another manifestation of the onerous ‘social credit score’ system, an amendment to a bill in the UK would mandate all social media users be given a ‘truth score’ that pre-determines the accuracy of their posts.
The amendment has been […]
A simple risk assessment would likely have stopped Bunnings, Kmart and The Good Guys from deploying controversial facial recognition security systems, according to privacy experts, who say that mandating the considerations could create a “seismic” improvement in data practices.
The three retailers are now facing backlash after consumer group Choice revealed […]
On the same day as the OECD meeting, the governments of 21 African countries quietly embraced a vaccine passport system, which will apparently link up with other global systems.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will promote the unification of the different COVID passport systems in the world,
Chinese authorities violently stopped a peaceful protest by bank depositors who were demanding their life savings back from banks that are experiencing a worsening cash crisis.
More than 1,000 depositors in China gathered in front of the People’s Bank of China building […]
“Alternative voices are stigmatized by a veritable Ministry of Truth, which is crowded with “fact checkers.” Freedom of speech is curtailed by various forms of censorship and self-censorship; people’s right to self-determination is […]
Health minister Lo Chung-mau said on Monday, July 11 that ‘all Covid patients under home quarantine will […]
Employees at the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) have opposed the use of the Australian government’s proposed digital identity scheme to de-anonymize social media accounts. Former minister for employment, workforce, skills, small and family business Robert Stewart proposed the use as a way to stop online trolling, Crikey reported.
Related: Australia […]
Account ownership and digital payments have increased, so has the gender gap in account ownership, according to the World Bank, after it analyzed the Global Findex 2021 database.
The World Bank attributed the improvement on financial inclusion by controversial modern digital ID systems, and called for more investment in the […]
