Australia’s age verification trial now has 51 orgs (including Google) testing ways to prove you're old enough online. but here’s the catch: Behind the child safety pitch is a quiet shift toward tying every move you make online to your real-world ID.

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Google Enters the Age Check Arena as Australia Flirts with Digital ID

What begins as a safety measure could quietly script the end of anonymity online.

🚨🇬🇧 LABOUR'S NEW BILL COULD TURN YOUR LICENSE PHOTO INTO A MUGSHOT The CRIME & POLICING BILL 2025 is racing through Parliament. Backed by YVETTE COOPER, it gives police sweeping new powers, including access to 50M+ driver’s license photos for FACIAL RECOGNITION. A MASS SURVEILLANCE reboot of a Conservative Party plan that was scrapped. Clause 95 makes biometric tracking easier than ever with no real privacy guardrails.

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UK Crime and Policing Bill 2025 Advances, Reignites Controversy Over Facial Recognition Access to Driver’s License Photos

Clause 95 hides a sweeping surveillance shift behind the rhetoric of public safety.