Australian age assurance law prompts removal of 4.7M underage accounts
Australian regulators have released initial results from the country’s social media age restriction, showing that major social media companies removed…
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KYA emerges as essential tool to ensure agentic AI is trustworthy
It’s 2026; do you know who your agents are? This is the question of the moment, as the agentic AI…
SmartSearch completes acquisition of Credas to boost compliance capabilities
UK AML compliance firm SmartSearch has completed its acquisition of Cardiff-based legal and property sector identity verification provider Credas Technologies…
NetChoice keeps fighting Arkansas’ efforts to regulate youth access to social media
The legal lobby for Silicon Valley’s biggest companies has filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop Arkansas’ Act…
HID, Ory partner on FIDO-based, one-credential identity platform for unified access
Texas-headquartered biometrics and identity security vendor HID, a subsidiary of Assa Abloy, is partnering with Ory, a Scottsdale, Arizona firm…
Starmer ‘shifts position’ on Australian-style social media legislation for UK
As the UK government appears to pare down its national digital ID plan, it is simultaneously warming to the idea…
New York looks at biometric age verification to curb underage sports gambling
The governor of New York State is considering regulating online sports betting with requirements for biometric age checks. In her…
Montana allows US mDLs for traffic stops, launches verifier app for police
A driver’s license can be useful for proving one’s age or identity, but most people carry them in case they…
Veratad, Trinsic partnership expands IDMax reusable digital ID network
A partnership between biometrics and identity provider Veratad Technologies and identity network aggregator Trinsic will drive a “significant expansion” of…
TSA Touchless ID biometric entry lanes coming to 50 additional US airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expanding its PreCheck Touchless ID program, promising deployments in a total of 65 airports…
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