Privacy

‘BritCard’ Shock: UK to Force Digital IDs by 2029—Here’s What It Is, Why It’s Explosive, and How It Stacks Up Against EU Wallets, Estonia’s e‑ID and India’s Aadhaar

UK’s Mandatory Digital ID Plan Sparks Uproar: Security Game-Changer or Privacy Nightmare?

UK Government’s Rationale: Tackling Illegal Work and Modernizing ID The push for digital identification in the UK comes against a backdrop of political pressure over immigration and a desire to modernize public

30 September 2025

‘BritCard’ Shock: UK to Force Digital IDs by 2029—Here’s What It Is, Why It’s Explosive, and How It Stacks Up Against EU Wallets, Estonia’s e‑ID and India’s Aadhaar

Key facts (as of September 28, 2025) The in‑depth report What exactly is “BritCard”? Downing Street announced a national digital ID to be mandatory for Right to Work (RtW) checks by the

28 September 2025

Aadhaar Comparison · Digital Identity · EU Regulations · Privacy · UK Technology

Goodbye, Cookie Pop-Ups? Inside the EU’s Battle to Fix Cookie Consent Laws

The Origin of the EU’s Cookie Consent Law (ePrivacy Directive) The story begins in the early 2000s. In 2002, the EU passed the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC), commonly called

22 September 2025

Digital Policy · EU Regulations · Online Security · Privacy · Technology Law

3D-Printed Ghost Guns Won’t Stay Anonymous: How Digital Fingerprints Could Track Every Part

Introduction: Ghost Guns and Digital Fingerprints 3D printing has opened the door to amazing innovations – custom tools, spare parts, even artistic creations – but it also has a dark side. In

17 September 2025

3D Printing · Digital Security · Ghost Guns · Privacy · Technology

Apple’s July 2025 Bombshells: Foldable iPhone, AI Secrets, Encryption Showdown & More

Apple’s Big Week: Record Earnings, Huge iPhone 17 Leaks, and a Privacy Showdown (July 27–Aug 2, 2025)

On July 31, 2025, Apple reported a record June-quarter revenue of $94.0 billion, up 10% year over year, across all regions and product categories. During WWDC25 Apple announced a “beautiful new software

2 August 2025

Apple · Earnings · iPhone 17 · Privacy · Tech News

Google Glass: From Futuristic Hype to Privacy Nightmare to Enterprise Hero (2025 Update)

Google started Project Glass at Google X around 2011, officially announced in April 2012, with a dramatic June 2012 I/O live demo. Time magazine named Google Glass its Invention of the Year

20 July 2025

Enterprise · Google Glass · Privacy · Tech History · Wearables

You Won’t Believe China’s New ‘Mosquito Drone’—How Insect-Sized Spies Could Rewrite Warfare (and Your Privacy) Forever

On 20 June 2025 CCTV aired footage from the National University of Defence Technology showing student Liang Hexiang balancing a micro-robot the size of a mosquito between his fingers. The insect-sized drone

24 June 2025

China · Drones · Future Warfare · Military Technology · Privacy

Why iOS Isn’t Open Source: The Secrets Behind Apple’s Walled Garden

Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007, originally naming the OS iPhone OS and presenting it as OS X with desktop-class applications to emphasize hardware–software integration. The App Store launched in 2008, with

18 June 2025

Apple · iOS · Open Source · Privacy · Teknologi

Inside the Sky Shield: How Secure Is Your Satellite Internet?

Satellite internet data travels from your dish to a satellite, then to a gateway and onto the internet, with traditional GEO orbits at about 35,786 km and newer systems like SpaceX Starlink

4 June 2025

Cybersecurity · Data Protection · Privacy · Satellite Internet · Security

Privacy News: 4 June 2025 - 30 September 2025