Schneier on Security RSS<p>How Solid Protocol Restores Digital Agency</p><p>The current state of digital identity is a mess. Your personal information is scattered across hundreds of locations: social media companies, IoT companies, government agencies, websites you have accounts on, and data brokers you’ve never he... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/how-solid-protocol-restores-digital-agency.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/how-solid-protocol-restores-digital-agency.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/databreaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreaches</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/dataprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprivacy</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
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Bytes Europe<p>World War II soldier from Fulton accounted for, will get proper burial <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1199618/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1199618/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/burial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>burial</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cabanatuan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cabanatuan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fulton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fulton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/POW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POW</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Remains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Remains</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Soldier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soldier</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldWarII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWarII</span></a></p>
BerlinFokus<p>"Federal immigration agents (<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>) seeking to detain a Honduran landscaper chased him into a <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/SouthernCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernCalifornia</span></a> surgical center and quickly found themselves in a tense <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/standoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>standoff</span></a> as <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/clinic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clinic</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/staff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>staff</span></a> demanded to see <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> and a <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/warrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warrant</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://berlin.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrest-california-surgery-center-c827038f1a40227dc05ab1c28b048035" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/ice-arrest-</span><span class="invisible">california-surgery-center-c827038f1a40227dc05ab1c28b048035</span></a></p><p>.</p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> requires age verification for any site where more than one-third of the content is sexual material “harmful to minors.” Users must submit digital <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a>, a government-issued ID or other forms of proof that they are 18 or older. The law bars the sites from retaining identifying <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a>, but it does allow them to transfer the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> for<br>verification purposes.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <br>🧵</p>
Erik van Straten<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>aral</span></a></span> wrote: "If your friends and family are trying to phish you, you have bigger problems."</p><p>Phishing means that an adversary *claiming to be* someone you know (including friends and family) convinces you to click on a link.</p><p>The purpose of a certificate, telling a receiver *WHO* (human readable) owns the associated private key (the last resort to distinguish between fake and authentic), now has completely vanished.</p><p>As if phishing is not already the nr. 1 problem on the internet.</p><p>Note: I'm fine with the idea provided that browsers clearly inform users about the reliability of authenticity (I've read your article, did you read <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113079966331873386" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStrat</span><span class="invisible">en/113079966331873386</span></a> ?)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@letsencrypt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>letsencrypt</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phishing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LetsEncrypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LetsEncrypt</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DomainNames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DomainNames</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authentication</span></a></p>
Yvonne Perkins<p>Cyber security experts criticise Victorian and New South Wales governments for telling people to rely on insecure digital holograms included on digital driving licences. The only secure way of identifying people presenting one of these digital licences is by scanning the QR code on the licence.</p><p>It seems that a regular plastic driver's licence is better still. Sometimes if it ain't broke don't fix it is good advice to follow.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-25/experts-warn-digital-licence-messaging-could-lead-to-fraud/105425658" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-06-25/exp</span><span class="invisible">erts-warn-digital-licence-messaging-could-lead-to-fraud/105425658</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>As the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hypocrites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrites</span></a> keep reminding us, this is a country of laws. Be <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawful</span></a> in your actions. Show your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/badge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>badge</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a>. Show a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/valid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>valid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/warrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>warrant</span></a>. Show your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/face" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>face</span></a>. Otherwise, you're just a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/masked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>masked</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hoodlum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hoodlum</span></a> grabbing and kidnapping people.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoSecretPoliceAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoSecretPoliceAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/dhs-denounces-despicable-california-proposal-192120497.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/dhs-denounces-d</span><span class="invisible">espicable-california-proposal-192120497.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/raids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raids</span></a> fuel controversy over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/masked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>masked</span></a> agents</p><p>Images of federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> agents wearing masks & balaclavas as they conduct raids in Los Angeles & other US cities have ignited a politically charged debate over whether they are protecting their identities or engaging in intimidation tactics.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/los-angeles-ice-raids-fuel-controversy-over-masked-agents-2025-06-09/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/los-angel</span><span class="invisible">es-ice-raids-fuel-controversy-over-masked-agents-2025-06-09/</span></a></p>
Mediapart<p>Dans la Manche, des morts sans identité, des familles sans réponses </p><p>Procédures interminables, manque de coordination entre les services de police, absence de partage d’informations avec les proches: l’<a href="https://mediapart.social/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> des corps d’<a href="https://mediapart.social/tags/exil%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>exilés</span></a> anonymes retrouvés sur les côtes de la Manche reste très laborieuse. Et repose essentiellement sur le travail des associations. </p><p>Par Maïa Courtois, Maël Galisson, Simon Mauvieux › <a href="https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/060625/dans-la-manche-des-morts-sans-identite-des-familles-sans-reponses?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mediapart.fr/journal/france/06</span><span class="invisible">0625/dans-la-manche-des-morts-sans-identite-des-familles-sans-reponses?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2124635/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2124635/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Pope Leo XIV updates his Peruvian citizen registration with his new Vatican address <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CatholicChurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatholicChurch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/chiclayo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chiclayo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CivilStatus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilStatus</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/leo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalRegistryAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalRegistryAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewVaticanAddress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewVaticanAddress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Per%C3%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Perú</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeruvianCitizenRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianCitizenRegistration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeruvianCitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianCitizenship</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Pope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pope</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PopeLeoXIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PopeLeoXIV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthAmericanCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmericanCountry</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/statement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>statement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StatoDellaCitt%C3%A0DelVaticano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StatoDellaCittàDelVaticano</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StatusCivitatisVaticanae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StatusCivitatisVaticanae</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TravelPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelPlan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vatican</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VaticanCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VaticanCity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VaticanCityState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VaticanCityState</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vaticano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vaticano</span></a></p>
BCWHS<p>Plans, Policies, and Procedures: Identification and Authentication<br>Defines how an organization establishes and verifies a user's identity for access to systems and resources.<br><a href="https://blackcatwhitehatsecurity.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blackcatwhitehatsecurity.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Policies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Procedures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Procedures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authentication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
🌜Galactic Stone🌛<p>“On Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Specimens” 🧵 (1/x)</p><p>or</p><p>“Never ID with AI”</p><p>TL;DR : AI is terrible at identifying meteorites and generally bad at identifying rocks and fossils in general. Always independently verify any information that AI gives you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleLens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleLens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meteorites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meteorites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a></p>
Reka<p>Coucou les moumouths,<br>Hé j'ai vu un oiseau que je peine à identifier. Grandeur : entre le pigeon et la corneille.<br>Couleur : brun foncé, bleu foncé (celui de la femelle colvert), ailes noires avec des gros points blancs.</p><p>ce n'était pas un geai des chênes. on était plus proche du pinson mais avec un plus gros format et des couleurs moins vives.<br>Vous avez une idée ?</p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/oiseau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oiseau</span></a></p>
Lushla<p>Y'a des pro de l'identification de <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/serpent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>serpent</span></a> pour m'aider à savoir ce que j'ai croisé ? <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/mastohelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastohelp</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>For decades, the right has targeted the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, </p><p>most visibly via court decisions, <br>as well as spurious voter roll <a href="https://c.im/tags/purges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>purges</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> efforts, <br>which warp territorial districting law to divide opponents and consolidate supporters.</p><p>One of the most reliable methods of suppression, though, <br>is to tighten <a href="https://c.im/tags/voter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> rules. </p><p>Requiring <a href="https://c.im/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/paperwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paperwork</span></a>, which many (fully eligible) citizens do not possess, <br>leads to the emergence of a racially inflected pattern of <a href="https://c.im/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/suppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suppression</span></a>. </p><p>If you make voting as inconvenient and costly as possible, <br>by default, some percentage of those who are short on money and time <br>— people of color, students, low-income workers and others who juggle lots of obligations with few resources <br>— will decide that getting to the polls just isn’t worth it. </p><p>Maximizing this effect is the primary motive driving the rampant right-wing infringements on democratic participation, <br>Trump’s latest order included.</p><p>To justify these measures, the executive order <br>👉purports to combat large-scale voter fraud: <br>⚠️the familiar right-wing myth that millions of illicit votes are cast in the U.S., in numbers that could throw a presidential election. </p><p>(The real nationwide illegal vote count is a few hundred, at most</p><p>-- of those, quite a few were Trump voters.) </p><p>The type of voter fraud claimed by the right is so vanishingly rare as to be an utterly negligible force in U.S. politics. </p><p>If anything can be said to constitute actual substantive electoral fraud, <br>it is the right’s systematic and wildly successful campaign to <a href="https://c.im/tags/obstruct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obstruct</span></a> voting rights.</p><p>Trump’s order, <br>while perhaps the most aggressive foray into voter suppression of late, <br>is far from the only effort to impair democracy. </p><p>🔥Right now the SAVE Act is making its way through Congress; </p><p>the Republican-sponsored legislation would alter registration procedures <br>and demand proof of citizenship documents like <br>a passport, birth certificate or naturalization certification. </p><p>(As NPR reported, researchers have found that<br>👉 1 in 10 voting-eligible Americans don’t possess these documents.)❗️</p><p>There’s notable overlap between the two efforts <br>— the administration seems to be hedging its bets. </p><p>“A lot of [the executive order] tracks pretty closely with what’s in the SAVE Act,” <br>said Diaz. </p><p>Should the SAVE Act fail, the executive order may<br> allow “the White House to get around the congressional lawmaking process<br> -- and do whatever they want.”</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/trump-assumes-unheard-of-powers-in-ordering-federal-overhaul-of-elections/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/trump-as</span><span class="invisible">sumes-unheard-of-powers-in-ordering-federal-overhaul-of-elections/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> launches 'age assurance' tech as US states mull social media laws | Reuters</p><p>Feb 27 (Reuters) - Apple Thursday said it will introduce a way for parents to share the age of a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/child" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>child</span></a> with app developers without revealing sensitive information such as <a href="https://mas.to/tags/birthdays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthdays</span></a> or government <a href="https://mas.to/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> numbers<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-launches-age-assurance-tech-us-states-mull-social-media-laws-2025-02-27/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/technology/apple-l</span><span class="invisible">aunches-age-assurance-tech-us-states-mull-social-media-laws-2025-02-27/</span></a></p>
Ryan Hodnett<p>Does anyone know what this is? It was in shallow water in a pond in Norway.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Unidentified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unidentified</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtWithOpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtWithOpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Darktable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCBYSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>Google Is Allowing Device Fingerprinting</p><p>Lukasz Olejnik writes about device fingerprinting, and why Google’s policy change to allow it in 2025 is a majo... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/01/google-is-allowing-device-fingerprinting.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">5/01/google-is-allowing-device-fingerprinting.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/datacollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datacollection</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/fingerprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fingerprints</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>New year, new ID? Here's the deadline to get the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RealID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RealID</span></a> and why you need one </p><p>The federal Real ID Act will take effect May 7, meaning a standard state-issued driver's license or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> card will no longer get people through airport <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> or into federal buildings.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/id" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>id</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/driverslicense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>driverslicense</span></a></p><p>Los Angeles Times: <a href="https://apple.news/ASzzT4I9_TdWml7Ol6GRBAA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/ASzzT4I9_TdWml7Ol6G</span><span class="invisible">RBAA</span></a></p>
Schneier on Security RSS<p>Full-Face Masks to Frustrate Identification</p><p>This is going to be interesting.<br>It’s a video of someone trying on a variety of printed full-face masks. They won’t fool anyone for long, bu... <a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/12/full-face-masks-to-frustrate-identification.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">schneier.com/blog/archives/202</span><span class="invisible">4/12/full-face-masks-to-frustrate-identification.html</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://burn.capital/tags/Uncategorized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uncategorized</span></a></p>
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