Brett Solomon / Wired:
Digital ID systems, as they are being developed today, are ripe for exploitation and abuse; citizens must advocate for principles that shield fundamental rights — THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT, real-world benefits to having an accepted and recognized identity. That's why the concept of a digital identity …
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Digital Single Market:
EU enacts law enabling cross-border recognition of national electronic IDs, like driver licenses and bank cards, in tax filing, medical records, public services — About Trust services and eIdentification — As of 29 September, the EU-wide legislation on the electronic identification …
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Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
Satellite communications company Iridium partners with AWS to develop CloudConnect, a satellite-based network for IoT applications, expected to launch in 2019 — - Iridium is partnering with AWS to develop a satellite-based network called CloudConnect for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
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The Verge:
A look at how HSI, the investigative arm of ICE, used a New Deal-era warrant called the customs summons to help shutdown South Korean spycam porn site Soranet — How did US customs officials get involved in taking down a South Korean porn site? — Over the course of this summer …
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Eric Adams / Wired:
Inside Bentonville UP, a secretive conference attended by reps from Airbus, Google, Uber, NASA, US Air Force, and more to discuss innovation in flying cars — MOST DAYS, THE Bentonville Municipal Airport in Arkansas is a pretty quiet place, servicing the occasional small private airplanes that pass through …
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Wall Street Journal:
WSJ found ~$90M in criminal proceeds from fraud or hacks like WannaCry, laundered via 46 crypto exchanges; US-based ShapeShift processed $9M in suspect funds — Journal investigation documents suspicious trades through venture capital-backed ShapeShift — A North Korean agent …
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Tarmo Virki / Reuters:
Estonia sues Gemalto for €152M over security flaw that made the country's citizen ID cards vulnerable to hacking last year — Estonian police are seeking to recover 152 million euros ($178 mln) in a lawsuit filed on Thursday against digital security firm Gemalto, following a recall …
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