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China’s government has announced that people will require IDs to go on the internet. For now this is voluntary, but there are signs it will not remain that way for long. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Or, in this case, "their authoritarian surveillance state" versus "our common sense age verification to protect our children".

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The Dangers of Consolidating All Government Information | Electronic Frontier Foundation (www.eff.org)
Russia to Roll Out Digital Ruble in 2026, Enabling Full Control Over Citizens’ Spending in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cash money. In use for more than four thousand years and still the best financial technology out there.

Russia to Roll Out Digital Ruble in 2026, Enabling Full Control Over Citizens’ Spending in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

At least Russians can use cryptocurrency for private digital transactions oh wait no it's illegal to buy things with crypto in Russia.

Twitter launches 'XChat' encrypted DMs with big caveats • The Register in c/cybersecurity