License plate readers are creating a US-wide database of more than just cars ~tech Article 674 words 20 votes
11th Circuit rules in favor of forced trans sterilization for drivers licenses in Alabama ~lgbt transgender Article 1206 words 23 votes
Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16 ~lgbt Article 202 words 34 votes
German parliament votes to make it easier for transgender people to change their name and gender ~lgbt transgender Article 634 words 39 votes
Over 2,000 gender confirmation applications made since last April | Wednesday marked one year since gender confirmation has been simplified in Finland ~lgbt transgender Article 298 words, published Apr 3 2024 34 votes
‘Neural network’ fake ID site goes dark after 404 Media investigation - Site creator denies illegal applications after boasting of them ~tech Link 23 votes
An instant fake ID factory - An underground website called OnlyFake is claiming to use “neural networks” to generate realistic looking photos of fake IDs for just $15 ~tech Article 294 words 25 votes
Florida official letter: "Misrepresenting" gender on drivers licenses is fraud, changes now banned ~lgbt transgender Article 630 words 40 votes
Rwanda authorizes visa free travel for all Africans, joining Gambia, Benin, the Seychelles. Kenya promised to do the same this year ~travel Article 35 votes
After hack, personally identifiable information records of a large percentage of citizens of India for sale on the dark web. The hack includes biometric data. ~tech security.cyber Article 2264 words, published Oct 15 2023 22 votes
A Japanese court rules it's unconstitutional to require surgery for a change of gender on documents ~lgbt transgender Article 450 words 51 votes
Under new policy, Italy starts removing lesbian mothers' names from children's birth certificates ~lgbt Article 44 votes
Kansas officials are no longer required to change trans people’s birth certificates, judge says ~lgbt transgender Article 1054 words 12 votes
Finnish citizens traveling with Finnair between Helsinki Airport and the UK will be able to trial Digital Travel Credentials, using them to leave and enter Finland ~transport Article 272 words 8 votes
Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive ~food Article 3627 words 20 votes
Major shake-up in world’s passport power ranking: Japan has been knocked off the top spot on the Henley Passport Index, and Singapore is now officially the most powerful passport in the world ~travel Article 2252 words 18 votes
AI can fool voice recognition used to verify identity by Centrelink and Australian tax office ~tech security Article 1108 words, published Mar 16 2023 11 votes
European Commission contacted Swedish authorities after it emerged they were planning to deport a 74-year-old British woman with severe Alzheimers ~health Article 709 words 4 votes
New LGBTQ+ plan presented by the Danish government includes a proposal to expand access to legal gender change to all children regardless of age ~lgbt transgender Link 4 votes
Finland could become the first country in the EU to trial a mobile app with digital copies of travel documents ~transport Article 528 words 4 votes
Facebook, Google and other tech firms must verify identities under proposed UK law ~tech privacy social media facebook google Article 379 words 3 votes
UK Supreme Court told ‘X’ gender markers on passports needn’t be controversial in historic hearing ~lgbt Article 555 words 8 votes
Millions in UK face disenfranchisement under voter ID plans ~society politics Article 465 words 7 votes
Illinois trans man who gave birth will be listed as father on birth certificate ~lgbt transgender Article 625 words, published Jan 14 2020 12 votes
When you browse Instagram and find former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's passport number ~tech social media security Article 8335 words 32 votes
Taiwan to change passport, fed up with confusion with China ~news taiwan china Article 336 words 14 votes
Denmark launches coronavirus passports – citizens can download official document if they have tested negative for illness within last seven days ~health Article 393 words 7 votes
Hungary votes to end legal recognition of transgender people ~lgbt transgender Article 488 words 21 votes
UK man who gave birth to child cannot be named as father on that child's birth certificate ~lgbt transgender PDF 12 votes
Fifty countries ranked by how they’re collecting biometric data and what they’re doing with it ~tech privacy Article 3350 words, published Dec 4 2019 11 votes
Transgender man who gave birth must be registered as "mother" on the birth certificate ~lgbt transgender lgbt rights Article 526 words 11 votes
Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection ~tech google browsers privacy Article 1638 words 17 votes
SensorID - Using smartphone sensor calibration data to generate a globally unique device fingerprint ~tech security privacy Link 3 votes
Jeremy was fired for refusing fingerprinting at work. His case led to an 'extraordinary' unfair dismissal ruling. ~tech privacy Article 1042 words 13 votes
Protections against fingerprinting and cryptocurrency mining available in Firefox Nightly and Beta ~tech privacy browsers Article 481 words 16 votes
Transgender advocates 'gobsmacked' by 'uneducated' ad opposing Tasmanian birth certificate laws ~lgbt transgender Article 574 words, published Mar 20 2019 8 votes
Android is helping kill passwords on billions of devices ~tech android security Article 775 words 11 votes
How all-knowing smartphones could become the Pentagon’s employee access cards ~tech security smartphones Article 414 words 9 votes
Marriott admits hackers stole data on 500 million guests; passports and credit card info included ~tech privacy Article 585 words 21 votes
Trans people in Chile can now change their name and gender, without surgery ~lgbt transgender Article 289 words 20 votes