California just PASSED legislation that requires a Digital ID to use social media:

Disguised as a bill to stop addictive AI for children, the bill would have no way to be enforced without requiring identification to use Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms.  The bill has the government acting as a parent, forcing companies to stop sending notifications too late during a school night. [1]

Equally chilling is Apple rolling out their Digital ID watch at the same time. [2]  California’s DMV-issued digital driver’s licenses now work with Apple Wallet, with half a million idiots signing up for the initial testing. [3]

I've said it before, and I'll have to say it again:  Resist digital IDs with everything you got.  And the way to do that is not through voting, but with your technology choices.  Use open source protocols and tools that CAN'T enforce it.

Sources:

California just PASSED legislation that requires a Digital ID to use social media:

Disguised as a bill to stop addictive AI for children, the bill would have no way to be enforced without requiring identification to use Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms.  The bill has the government acting as a parent, forcing companies to stop sending notifications too late during a school night. [1]

Equally chilling is Apple rolling out their Digital ID watch at the same time. [2]  California’s DMV-issued digital driver’s licenses now work with Apple Wallet, with half a million idiots signing up for the initial testing. [3]

I've said it before, and I'll have to say it again:  Resist digital IDs with everything you got.  And the way to do that is not through voting, but with your technology choices.  Use open source protocols and tools that CAN'T enforce it.

Sources:

https://simplifiedprivacy.com/california-id/digital.html



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This is crazy. I wrote a couple weeks ago that I was at the airport and totally annoyed at the way TSA “asked” me to stand for a picture. I declined because I knew I could but it felt super dystopian