ICO hits Imgur owner with £250K fine for mishandling children’s data
Imgur, which suspended access for users in the UK in September 2025 over concerns about a forthcoming fine from the…
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Discord to make teen settings default, Australia wants a word with Roblox
Discord is rolling out “teen-by-default” settings for all users globally. A release from the messaging platform says “all new and…
Entrust integration into Google Cloud aims to advance IDV innovation
Entrust has announced a strategic collaboration with Google to accelerate innovation in identity verification and AI-driven security, according to a…
Modveon raises $10M for ‘identity-first’ OS to support verified transactions
Modveon, which offers a verified operating system for governments and private citizens, has raised 10 million dollars in seed funding….
Trulioo again named one of British Columbia’s top employers, names new CPO
Vancouver-based biometrics and identity firm Trulioo has been recognized as a top employer in British Columbia for the second consecutive…
NCCoE seeks input on project to apply identity, authorization standards to agentic AI
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is interested in AI…
Movement to get kids off social media gains momentum in EU
The snowball is officially rolling. In the wake of Australia’s landmark Social Media Minimum Age act, the movement to get…
OpenAge is on a roll: CEO talks AgeKeys with Biometric Update Podcast
Since launching in November, the OpenAge Initiative has become a common reference point among many in the age assurance industry….
New UK deepfake detection testing framework, challenge aim to meet crisis head-on
Having declared deepfakes the greatest challenge of the online age, the UK government is set to take the lead on…
Socure integrates RiskOS platform into Bolt ID checkout identity layer
Socure has announced a partnership with Bolt Financial, the U.S. fintech company that provides checkout, identity and payments software, which…
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