ID Verification - A Major Threat to Privacy
Welcome to Episode 12 of This Week in Privacy.
Tea, a dating and women's safety app had a huge breach of it's users ID documents, highlighting how risky adding ID verification can be when it comes to user privacy. The UK is cracking down on VPNs after their usage has skyrocketed due to age verification, the Australian government is threatening Signal, and much more, join us for This Week In Privacy #12!

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Sources
Women Dating Safety App ‘Tea’ Breached, Users’ IDs Posted to 4chan
Tea app leak worsens with second database exposing user chats
Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system
How Google profits even as its AI summaries reduce website ad link clicks
YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections
Proton launches free standalone cross-platform Authenticator app
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