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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 05, 2023

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Private Access Tokens, also not great

=> ↺ Private Access Tokens, also not great

Stepping back, I worry about the equilibrium steady state: the more that people are able to authenticate these technologies the more attractive it is for sites to basically require them, to increase the level of scrutiny (as in WEI), and provide a massively inferior experience to those who can't. Ironically, this is actually a direct consequence of Privacy Pass being well-designed so that it's seamless and provides a good level of privacy, because that makes it seem less objectionable to require, as opposed to (say) making everyone log in with a Google account.[6] At the end of the day, though, the risk is further entrenching the existing big players.

Lithuanian mobile operators slam mandatory registration of prepaid SIM cards

=> ↺ Lithuanian mobile operators slam mandatory registration of prepaid SIM cards

With the Lithuanian government considering mandatory registration of prepaid SIM cards from 2024, mobile operators are sceptical about the measure, saying it could cause chaos in socially vulnerable groups and give rise to a black market in SIM cards.

Diverse Open Source uses highlight need for precision in Cyber Resilience Act [Ed: When OSI still publishes something sane rather than paid-for Microsoft propaganda it is clearly Simon Phipps]

=> ↺ Diverse Open Source uses highlight need for precision in Cyber Resilience Act

The final legislative phase of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is starting and the drafts still have issues arising from bad framing by the Commission or Parliament. Read OSI's recommendations to frame the trialogue.

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