#computer #games #gaming #id #IdSoftware #IdTech #Microsoft #XBOX #Doom #Quake

When there are so many other threats to your life, your family and your society, #ebola can seem like the lesser evil:

https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/13/who-director-general-in-drc-war-greater-concern-than-ebola/

#ID

#FBI agent explains how easy it is to #ID people posting #AIporn without #consent

The earliest arrests under the Take It Down Act ( #TIDA ) suggest that cops don't have to work too hard to #identify people illegally posting and selling #nonconsensual sexualized #deepfakes of women online.

Last week, the FBI arrested two men after visiting #porn websites and clicking on hashtags like #AI #Deepfakes or video titles like "AI_tits" or "Ass_AI."
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/fbi-easily-nabs-man-selling-sexy-deepfakes-who-used-his-own-photo-in-profile/

The #FCC Wants Your #ID Before You Get a #PhoneNumber

The era of the #anonymous phone number could be ending…FCC unanimously approved a proposal requiring telecom providers to verify customers’ identities before activating service

Gov-issued ID, physical address, legal name, & existing phone numbers would all be included. The stated goal is stopping #robocalls. The result would be an ID-verification regime covering one of the last semi-anonymous #communication tools

https://reclaimthenet.org/the-fcc-wants-your-id-before-you-get-a-phone-number

The EU digital ID wallet can't deliver the privacy properties it claims

https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-doc-technical-specification/issues/26

#HackerNews #EU #Digital #ID #privacy #DigitalWallet #cybersecurity #privacyConcerns

A new blog post from @drjudystone is a must-read for our current situation regarding viruses, other infectious diseases and the mess that is our political situation.

#ID #covid

https://drjudystone.com/coronavirus-tidbits-343-april-12-2026/