The Privacy Stack
Privacy news, compliance updates, and the case for identity you control.
Australia’s App Store Age Checks Start Today. 3 Companies Already Moved.
From 9 September 2026 the age assurance requirements in Australia's App Distribution Services Code are enforceable. App stores must run appropriate age assurance before letting anyone download an 18+ app. The code does not say how, and that is the…
Australia’s App Store Age Checks Start Today. 3 Companies Already Moved.
From 9 September 2026 the age assurance requirements in Australia's App Distribution Services Code are enforceable. App stores must run appropriate age assurance before…
Thailand Post Just Launched Verifiable Credentials. This Is What National Adoption Looks Like.
A national postal service just started issuing verifiable credentials to the public. Not a pilot. Not a roadmap slide. A live service, in citizens’…
When Birth Certificates Get Hacked, the Database Was Always the Problem
Pattaya Mail reported birth certificates being hacked in Thailand. The fix is not a bigger wall. It is removing the honey pot. Privacy KYC…
Thailand’s Digital ID Framework Is Already in Phase 2. Most of the World Hasn’t Noticed.
Most countries are still arguing about what a digital ID should look like. Thailand has stopped arguing. ETDA's Phase 2 Digital ID Framework runs…
Why a Country Needs a Private Digital Postbox
Estonia, Denmark, Singapore and Korea built v1 of the digital postbox category. Thailand is next, and the version it ships is the upgrade: a…
Canvas Breach: 8,809 Schools, One Vendor, 275 Million Records, and One Very Angry Founder
I got a phishing call from someone pretending to be the Federal Police, then opened up the news to see 275 million student records…
375,000+ Workers Stuck. Thailand Just Proved Why Privacy KYC Matters.
Thailand has 90,000 work permit applications a day and three government agencies that cannot reconcile a person’s name. The e-WorkPermit collapse is a privacy…
AUSTRAC Tranche 2 compliance: what 1 July 2026 means for Australian businesses
From 1 July 2026, AUSTRAC obligations extend to lawyers, accountants, real estate professionals and more. Here is what compliance actually requires.
TKC, Explained: Who Our Thailand Infrastructure Anchor Is, and Why It Matters
A deep dive on TKC, the SET-listed Thai digital infrastructure anchor behind the ShareRing, TKC and Transformational alliance. Who they are, what they do,…
Why Thailand: What the TKC Alliance Means for ShareRing’s Next Chapter
Today in Bangkok, TKC, Transformational and ShareRing announced a strategic alliance to build Thailand’s first integrated Verifiable Credential and Digital Document Wallet infrastructure. The…