Closed Network Privacy Dispatch Yellowball (https://yellowball.fm) Topic baaed short episodes between the long form episodes for the Closed Network Privacy Podcast. 2026 93677160-3ed8-5886-b5fe-375035322ef7 yes en Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:27:25 +0000 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:27:25 +0000 https://files.yellowball.fm/shows/49f435da-7e4c-482a-bac2-f36b3bd23ca4/images/U508go0ZA9IdvsR9bkd019fJ0FbkmssuyKB1ktBE.png Closed Network Privacy Dispatch episodic Simon Walsh Topic baaed short episodes between the long form episodes for the Closed Network Privacy Podcast. Topic baaed short episodes between the long form episodes for the Closed Network Privacy Podcast. privacy security GrapheneOS Linux self hosting Simon Walsh simon@closednetwork.io false Dispatch 2 - The KIDS Act Passed the House — and It Quietly Points Toward ID Checks for Everyone 2 2 Dispatch 2 - The KIDS Act Passed the House — and It Quietly Points Toward ID Checks for Everyone full 8e80bac3-f4de-4e22-b194-077ba2910f21 https://share.yellowball.fm/s/shp5ivG3 https://closednetwork.io/the-kids-act-passed-the-house-and-it-quietly-points-toward-id-checks-for-everyone/


This isn't one bill — it's roughly twelve stitched together, and because three of them use three different legal tests for "who is a minor," the rational move for every covered platform is to stop guessing and just verify everyone's age. Age verification is identity verification. That's the story.

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This isn't one bill — it's roughly twelve stitched together, and because three of them use three different legal tests for "who is a minor," the rational move for every covered platform is to stop guessing and just verify everyone's age. Age verification is identity verification. That's the story.

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This isn't one bill — it's roughly twelve stitched together, and because three of them use three different legal tests for "who is a minor," the rational move for every covered platform is to stop guessing and just verify everyone's age. Age verification is identity verification. That's the story.

]]> Legislation, Big Tech & Privacy, The KIDS Act, false Dispatch 1 - Apple Is Putting a Uniform on Your "Private" Email — Here's How to Take Back Control 1 1 Dispatch 1 - Apple Is Putting a Uniform on Your "Private" Email — Here's How to Take Back Control full 9cefda3b-5f61-428c-b3a9-485038f27c23 https://share.yellowball.fm/s/l9i1A7Ta Apple is moving Hide My Email to a dedicated private.icloud.com domain, which quietly makes your aliases easy to block as a group. Here's why that's bad for users — and a full walkthrough for owning your email aliases with a custom domain, SimpleLogin, and Proton Mail.


https://closednetwork.io/apple-is-putting-a-uniform-on-your-private-email-heres-how-to-take-back-control/

]]> Apple is moving Hide My Email to a dedicated private.icloud.com domain, which quietly makes your aliases easy to block as a group. Here's why that's bad for users — and a full walkthrough for owning your email aliases with a custom domain, SimpleLogin, and Proton Mail.


https://closednetwork.io/apple-is-putting-a-uniform-on-your-private-email-heres-how-to-take-back-control/

]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:28:00 +0000 Simon Walsh Simon Walsh 946 Apple is moving Hide My Email to a dedicated private.icloud.com domain, which quietly makes your aliases easy to block as a group. Here's why that's bad for users — and a full walkthrough for owning your email aliases with a custom domain, SimpleLogin, and Proton Mail.


https://closednetwork.io/apple-is-putting-a-uniform-on-your-private-email-heres-how-to-take-back-control/

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