Mastodawn

I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online services

https://neilzone.co.uk/2026/03/im-struggling-to-think-of-any-online-services-for-which-id-be-willing-to-verify-my-identity-or-age/

#HackerNews #onlineprivacy #identityverification #ageverification #cybersecurity #digitalidentity

I'm struggling to think of any online services for which I'd be willing to verify my identity or age

Identity verification and age verification is an increasinly common policy conversation at the moment, in numerous countries.

Hacker News 19h ago

Privacy-preserving age and identity verification via anonymous credentials

https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2026/03/02/anonymous-credentials-an-illustrated-primer/

#HackerNews #PrivacyPreserving #IdentityVerification #AnonymousCredentials #Cryptography #Engineering #PrivacyTech

Anonymous credentials: an illustrated primer

This post has been on my back burner for well over a year. It’s been sitting here unwritten, not because the topic is unimportant — in fact, with every single month that goes by, I become mor…

A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering

Privacy Guides 1d ago

Apple's age verification tools have rolled out worldwide, but what exactly does that mean? #Apple #AgeVerification #privacy #IdentityVerification #AgeGate #iPhone #iOS #Mac

Winbuzzer 6d ago

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/25/openai-persona-secret-government-surveillance-watchlist-exposed-xcxwbn/

Leaked Code Reveals OpenAI's Secret Government Surveillance Network

#AI #ChatGPT #OpenAI #Privacy #Surveillance #MassSurveillance #Cybersecurity #DataPrivacy #Security #GovernmentAgencies #IdentityVerification

KillBait 6d ago

Discord ends partnership with Persona after exposed frontend code raises surveillance and data handling concerns

📰 Original title: Discord rompe lazos con el software de verificación respaldado por Peter Thiel tras encontrarse su código en sistemas de vigilancia de EE. UU [eng]

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/discord-ends-partnership-with-persona-after-exposed-frontend-code-raises-surveillance-and-data-handling-concerns/?redirpost=3ef1d381-877a-4d4a-821e-d939c90655b4

#technology #cybersecurity #dataprivacy #identityverification

Discord ends partnership with Persona after exposed frontend code raises surveillance and data handling concerns

Discord has ended a brief partnership with Persona, an identity verification company backed in part by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, after researchers discovered that Persona’s frontend code was…

KillBait Archive

The New Oil Feb 24

#Colorado Lawmakers Push for #AgeVerification at the Operating System Level

https://www.pcmag.com/news/colorado-lawmakers-push-for-age-verification-at-the-operating-system-level

#privacy #cybersecurity #IdentityVerification #politics

The New Oil Feb 24

Early Access Blog Post: On Parenting & #AgeVerification

https://ghost.thenewoil.org/on-parenting-age-verification/

#privacy #cybersecurity #IdentityVerification #parenting

On Parenting & Age Verification

Lately, a disturbing number of countries have decided that so-called "age verification" is the best way to protect children from the dangers of the internet, specifically by forcing all minors under a certain age (usually 15 or 16) off of social media platforms. To be fair, the internet is a

The New Oil

The New Oil Feb 23

Fury over #Discord’s age checks explodes after shady #Persona test in #UK

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-and-persona-end-partnership-after-shady-uk-age-test-sparks-outcry/

#privacy #biometrics #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification #SocialMedia