The World Bank argues that digital wallets represent a fundamental shift from siloed digital identity, data-sharing, and payment systems toward a unified, user-centric trust ecosystem. Digital wallets enable individuals to securely store and control verifiable credentials issued by trusted organizations. Users can selectively share only the data required, improving privacy and reducing unnecessary data exposure. […]
An investigation by The Observer reveals that 20 NHS trusts in the UK have been sharing private details of patients’ medical conditions, appointments, and treatments with Facebook without consent. A covert tracking tool called Meta Pixel was found on the websites of these NHS trusts, collecting browsing information and sharing it with Facebook, in violation […]