Age assurance landscape diverging between US, everywhere else
In the EU and UK, the debate over age assurance for social media has reached the highest levels of government,…
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2026 World Cup to test online betting age verification at scale
Jumio research suggests the 2026 World Cup could drive a surge in online sports betting while increasing concerns about minors…
ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity
At the ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan, digital identity leaders focused on a common theme: building sustainable digital identity ecosystems…
UK selects Cognitec for facial age estimation in asylum assessments
The UK government has selected a vendor for facial age estimation. The £322,000 ($433,745) contract begins on June 1, 2026…
US states deepen mobile ID rollouts as focus shifts to verification and privacy
Mobile driver’s licenses are increasingly moving from pilot projects to identity infrastructure in the United States, as states expand digital…
ICE expands field biometric identification with $25M iris recognition contract
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued a sole source award to Bi2 Technologies for iris biometric recognition technology…
Sweden authorizes police use of live facial recognition
Swedish police will be allowed to use live facial recognition (LFR) in cases involving kidnapping, human trafficking, serious crimes and…
Vietnam approves sweeping plan to turn VNeID into national digital ‘super app’
Vietnam has signed off on an expansive plan to turn its VNeID digital identity app into a national “super app.”…
Russia’s Max app reaches 120M users as digital ID ambitions face trust gap
Russia’s state-backed Max platform has reached 120 million registered users less than a year after launch, giving the government a…
Neurotechnology takes top spot in NIST iris recognition evaluation
Neurotechnology has taken first place across all reported accuracy metrics in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Ongoing Evaluation…
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