Shanghai and Singapore unveil cross-border online business registration
A fully online business registration service built on the Shanghai–Singapore cross-border digital trust framework has launched. The service is designed…
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Vietnam passes sweeping internet oversight, cybersecurity law
Vietnam’s National Assembly has approved a new Cybersecurity Law that significantly expands government control over digital identity, data and online…
A new kind of digital camouflage emerges from DARPA AI research
A new AI tool backed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) could signal a turning point in…
Gabon pens deal with UNCDF to accelerate financial inclusion
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has agreed to support Gabon in modernizing its national financial services ecosystem and…
Australia’s under-16 social media ban exposes the urgent need for privacy-first age verification
By Sarah Bone, Co-Founder and Children’s Online Safety Advocate, YEO Messaging Australia’s decision to ban social media for under-16s is…
Age checks for social media find global support
The sun has now risen twice since Australia cut off access to social media for kids under 16, and so…
Luciditi first to claim certification across full spectrum of UK trust framework roles
Digital identity firm Luciditi has become the first provider to certify against all five roles of the UK’s Digital Identity…
Porn site operator fixes liveness detection for age verification after Ofcom fine
Forgive Ofcom if it is feeling emboldened. Belize-based pornographer AVS Group Ltd. has upgraded its biometric liveness detection capability after…
UK startup’s AOT biometric sensor could bring liveness detection to curved surfaces
Manchester, England-based Smartkem says it has developed a biometric sensor out of an all-organic transistor (AOT) in collaboration with Shanghai…
Ring faces new scrutiny as lawmaker warns of biometric surveillance crisis
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey’s long-running probe into Amazon’s Ring surveillance doorbell system reached a new boiling point this week…
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