Bright lights shine on age assurance as Australian law, ISO standard forge new paths
If Australia’s Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) law is an experiment in regulation, it is currently under a microscope. The…
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FIDO’s Andrew Shikiar predicts the triumph of wallets in 2026
At the annual Identity Policy Forum, it’s a tradition for Andrew Shikiar, CEO of the FIDO Alliance, to reflect on…
The Trust Files: The internet is dying – but the digital trust ecosystem can save it
By Andy Riley, Director of Culture and Engagement, Velvet “The internet is f***ed; no exaggeration.” So says Evin McMullen, CEO…
Partial tribunal victory allows Bunnings to keep facial recognition system
The Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia has partially upheld a ruling by the Privacy Commissioner that major retail chain Bunnings…
Brazil prepares to introduce mandatory biometric boarding for ports and airports
The Brazilian government is making headway in its plan to introduce a biometric boarding system that will ultimately become mandatory…
Deepfakes detection increasingly vital to law enforcement, fraud defense alike
Law enforcement agencies around the world are grappling with deepfakes in several different areas of investigation. A post on Reality…
MOSIP updates Claim 169 for more inclusive, flexible digital IDs
MOSIP’s QR Code specification for digital identity interactions, Claim 169, has been updated to make it more inclusive and expanding…
Regula performing 300K identity verifications a month for Chile’s telcos
Regula is boasting new figures from its collaboration with Chile’s telecommunications operators. The digital identity verification firm now processes more…
Socure targets simpler IDV for gov’t agencies with SocureGov RiskOS
Government agencies are tasked with combating ever more sophisticated fraud while having limited budgets. Some are experiencing the winds of…
Signicat integrates NFC identity document scanning with Zenoo orchestration platform
Signicat’s ReadID technology for identity verification based on NFC scans is now available on no-code customer onboarding and compliance orchestration…
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