Indonesia says it will ban “high-risk” platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, and Roblox, for children under 16 from March 28
Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.
The UK unveils plans for a digital ID, which will be required to work in the country, to combat illegal immigration; the ID will be stored on people's phones
what we know and don't know so far Sam Trendall / PublicTechnology : Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer's digital ID plan Jessica Nangle / UKTN : Government unveils new digital ID ...
The UK unveils plans for a digital ID, which will be required to work in the country, to combat illegal immigration; the ID will be stored on people's phones
Digital ID will be mandatory in order to work in the UK, as part of plans to tackle illegal migration.
Switzerland proposes regulations forcing service providers to collect user IDs and disable encryption, threatening its status as a haven for privacy tech firms
The Swiss government could soon require service providers with more than 5,000 users to collect government-issued identification … Bluesky: @marko.social and @suzannesmalley . Forums: Slashdot Bluesky...
Bluesky blocks access to its service in Mississippi, saying it doesn't have the resources to comply with the state's broad new law requiring age verification
Bluesky's decision to drop out of the Mississippi market … Rob Pegoraro / PCMag : Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Users Instead of Making Them Prove They're Over 18 Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press ...
Crypto exchange OKX says it has “temporarily” suspended its DEX aggregator services, used to launder the $1.5B Bybit hack, after reported EU scrutiny under MiCA
Digital-asset exchange OKX has suspended a service used by hackers to launder proceeds from a $1.5 billion heist …
President Trump names Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano as assets to be included in a strategic US crypto reserve, causing significant price surges
Crypto Braced For Another Trump Shock After Bitcoin, XRP, Solana And Cardano Price Boom CoinDesk : Here Is What Crypto Leaders Are Saying About Trump's Crypto Reserve Plans Matthew Gault / Gizmodo : C...
India releases the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, meant to enforce the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, for public comments
Draft of rules proposed … Debanish Achom / NDTV : Parents' Consent Must For Children's Social Media Accounts: Draft Data Rules Mathrubhumi English : Draft rules for digital privacy notified; Kids unde...
A researcher details a “jailbreak” of Reviver's digital license plates, which are legal in some US states, and rewrite its firmware to enable Bluetooth commands
Digital license plates sold by Reviver, already legal to buy in some states and drive with nationwide …
Japan's government finally eliminated the use of floppy disks in all its systems on June 28, 2024, after scrapping 1,034 regulations governing their use
Japanese government says it has finally eradicated ancient hardware David Meyer / Fortune : OpenAI's reported decision to let Apple sit in on its board meetings is very revealing J.D. Capelouto / Sema...