UK Trust Mark awarded to first five DVS providers as sector builds momentum
The UK’s CertifID trust mark is now live. Five digital identity providers have become the first to be certified against…
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Joel R. McConvey is Senior Editor at Biometric Update. An award-winning writer, content producer and digital media specialist, he leads the publication’s coverage of age assurance, age verification and digital age credentials. His reporting examines online-safety regulation, emerging assurance technologies and the development of digital trust frameworks. He is also the host of the Biometric Update Podcast. Connect with Joel on LinkedIn.
UK social media restrictions to take effect March 2027 adopt age adaptive model
The UK’s new regulations for social media will come into force in March 2027, according to an announcement from Culture…
Deepfakes are overwhelming businesses unprepared to deal with AI threat: Pindrop
It is generally not considered a good idea to put an apex predator in a room with a five-year-old. Tigers…
NSW opens driver photo database to Commonwealth face matching
New South Wales has passed legislation aimed at cracking down on organized crime, which will also facilitate NSW’s participation in…
Utah’s VPN age check provision blocked over strict geolocation standard
Utah’s attempt to close a loophole in online age verification has run into a judicial wall. A federal judge has…
New OCR Studio KYC product aims to put humans in control of AI
OCR Studio says it has developed a biometrics and AI solution for KYC and customer onboarding “designed to remain under…
IKE Tech expands identity checks into continuous product compliance
IKE Tech is expanding beyond age-gated vaping and tobacco products with IKE 2.0, a platform designed to extend identity and…
Podcast: GLEIF brings verifiable LEI framework to question of AI governance
The tech world is realizing that it needs to get its AI under control. That goes for would-be superintelligence projects…
ICAO commits to progress in digitizing traveler identification systems
Digital identity tends to gain traction in use cases that solve real-world problems. Travel is a process filled with pain…
Changes to Ireland’s public services cards ignite debate over national ID
Is Ireland moving toward a mandatory national ID? Or is it already there? It depends who you ask. As the…
