One year in, Brazil’s online gambling regulations provide model for region
One of the defining features of the 2020s so far is the explosion of legal sports betting. For years, gambling…
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Age assurance proposals show healthy policy activity but suffer from omissions
An opinion piece in Tech Policy Press suggests that the solution to privacy concerns around online age checks may be…
Online safety legislation soldiers on in EU, despite US pushback
The legislation of age restrictions for social media platforms could be a major point of conflict in 2026. The U.S….
Roblox rolls out facial age estimation for chat access globally
Roblox has rolled out an age assurance requirement to access chat features globally, after piloting the feature in several countries…
With mobile ID from Idemia, Kentucky 19th state to activate mDLs
Idemia Public Security continues to support the evolution of the U.S. mobile driver’s license (mDL) ecosystem, with the launch of…
Ping Identity closes Keyless acquisition, names new chief revenue officer
Consolidation in the biometrics industry, which gained momentum in 2025, continues apace in 2026. Ping Identity has completed its acquisition…
Univention’s Nubus promises data sovereignty at fraught moment: Nextcloud
In a recent post discussing identity and access management (IAM), open source content collaboration platform Nextcloud raises questions about the…
Universal Wallet Infrastructure from Accenture, NTT aims to ‘increase utility’ of data
Accenture is partnering with NTT Docomo Global, the largest telecommunications firm in Japan, to develop and scale what a release…
Japanese researchers, telecoms work to combat deepfakes in hierarchical culture
Much as computer viruses started as an arcane problem and became something as common as household insects, deepfakes have grown…
Malaysia’s MBI looks to Zetrix blockchain for age verification
While age assurance laws progress in Australia, the EU and the UK, Asian nations are also beginning to emerge as…
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