Another ID Verification System Gets Hacked, 13,000 IDs Exposed
Large platforms have been rushing to implement age verification systems. The long warned about security issues are continuing to happen.
https://www.freezenet.ca/another-id-verification-system-gets-hacked-13000-ids-exposed/
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Dubai Real Estate Giant Binghatti Allegedly Breached – Sensitive Customer Data for Sale https://dailydarkweb.net/dubai-real-estate-giant-binghatti-allegedly-breached-sensitive-customer-data-for-sale/ #PersonalInformation #CyberSecurity #DataBreaches #databreach #realestate #Binghatti #dataleak #UAE
Roblox Throws its Players Under the Bus. Implements Age Verification
Roblox decided to make their game more privacy invading by requiring facial recognition scans for age verification purposes.
There was a time when trying to respect people's privacy online was seemingly
https://www.freezenet.ca/roblox-throws-its-players-under-the-bus-implements-age-verification/
Alleged Data Breach Impacts VantageFinance Customers https://dailydarkweb.net/alleged-data-breach-impacts-vantagefinance-customers/ #PersonalInformation #VantageFinance #CyberSecurity #financialdata #DataBreaches #cybercrime #databreach #dataleak
Reddit Surrenders. Implements Age Verification for UK Users
As the UK gets ready to implement age verification, Reddit apparently decided to step ahead of the law and implement age verification.
https://www.freezenet.ca/reddit-surrenders-implements-age-verification-for-uk-users/
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Qantas says 6 million of its customer accounts were accessed in a cyber attack, the biggest such breach in Australia in years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/02/companies/australia-qantas-customer-hack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #qantas #australia #airlines #hacking #personalinformation
Los Angeles LGBT Center Allegedly Hit by Data Breach https://dailydarkweb.net/los-angeles-lgbt-center-allegedly-hit-by-data-breach/ #LosAngelesLGBTCenter #PersonalInformation #CyberSecurity #DataBreaches #cyberattack #databreach #nonprofit #dataleak #LGBTQ+
US Supreme Court Reverses A Decade of Precedent and Rules That Age Verification is Constitutional
Free speech and privacy took a major hit as the US Supreme Court ignored caselaw and ruled that age verification is constitutional.
Japan on Tuesday started a service that allows some functions of the My Number personal identification card to be accessed on Apple's iPhones. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/25/japan/my-number-card-iphones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mynumber #personalinformation #iphones
Mainstream Media Botches Data Leak Story
The story about 16 billion new passwords leaking turned out to be less than accurate.
https://www.freezenet.ca/mainstream-media-botches-data-leak-story/
Japan will require banks and credit card companies to use IC chip-based identity verification for non-face-to-face account openings from April 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/crime-legal/personal-identification-ic-chip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #personalinformation #mynumber #japanesepolice
Bill C-4 Exempts Political Parties From Privacy Laws
Apparently, privacy laws are for other people, and not political parties. This according to Bill C-4.
Earlier, I wrote about Bill C-2 resurrecting lawful access, Canada's multi-decade long warrantless wiretapping law that would allow police to demand subscriber i
https://www.freezenet.ca/bill-c-4-exempts-political-parties-from-privacy-laws/
Techdirt: U.S. Airlines Built A Secret Data Broker To Help The Government Spy On Customers. “A new report by 404 Media this week revealed that U.S. airlines have created a data broker whose primary purpose is to covertly sell user flight and other information to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). As part of the airlines’ contract with the government, it was demanded they not tell anybody […]
Throughout the early months of this #Trump presidency, #Musk & his allies systematically built a false narrative of widespread fraud at the #SocialSecurity Admin based on misinterpreted data, using their claims to justify an aggressive effort to gain access to #PersonalInformation on millions of Americans, a NYT investigation has found.
If you fly on a #US #airline, your #personalinformation could be sold to #CBP
The government is facing mounting difficulties in recruiting pollsters for its national census, done every five years, with the stress of trying to conduct in-person interviews dampening interest. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/11/japan/census-staffing-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #internalaffairsministry #surveys #personalinformation #privacy
The number of personal information breach cases reached a record high of 19,056 in Japan in fiscal 2024, increasing 57% from the previous year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/japan/personal-info-leak-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #personalinformation #mynumber #privacy
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