No to Digital ID

Freedom of the press is one of the cornerstones of democracy. And the EU protects what matters, including the right to receive independent, reliable information. The European Media Freedom Act helps keep journalists and sources safe, strengthens editorial independence and protects media organisations from undue interference or legal intimidation. Today, on World Press Freedom Day, we reaffirm our duty to support and protect journalists so they can do their work free from pressure, intimidation, or harm.

Utah has a new law about VPNs and age checks for adult websites that starts next week. The law called Senate Bill 73 requires websites with adult content to check the age of people in Utah before they can see it using simple checks like ID cards Using a VPN or any tool to hide your location does not help and if you are really in Utah the website must still check your age while websites cannot tell people how to use VPNs or other tricks to get around the rules. Websites that break the rules can face lawsuits and fines, Utah is the first state to make rules like this about VPNs. The law does not ban VPN services and it does not affect news sites or internet providers but privacy groups say this could mean more ID checks for everyone and make VPNs less useful for normal privacy needs.

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A trading standards officer, threatened with death, doxxed - forced to move house - by a failed asylum seeker, illegally working in Britain. They should never have been present to begin with. There is no adequate recourse to being doxxed and exposed to outsourced harm in Britain - thus giving total advantage to the doxxer. They will often claim their doxxing is in the public interest, to prevent even search engines and platforms from acting on doxxing information - information shared with intent to outsource physical harm to those with low impulse control & discernment. The government now wants anyone over the age of 16 to doxx themselves, using government issued ID, every time you use the internet - ostensibly to protect children.