UK promises pubgoers will be able to prove age with digital IDs in 2026
A little more than a year ago, the UK government pledged to allow pubs and retail stores to accept mobile…
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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…
Yoti records 62% revenue growth in 2025
UK-based age assurance firm Yoti has recorded a 62 percent year-on-year growth in revenue in 2025, reaching £29 million (US$39…
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…
Age assurance regulation for social media to go global in 2026
Australia’s law prohibiting social media for users under 16 took effect on December 10, with many nations looking to the…
New Virginia law tests a time limit approach to teen social media use
Virginia will begin enforcing a new social media law on January 1 that, by default, will limit children under 16…
One check to rule them all: quest for reusable age assurance to ramp up in 2026
At first, the idea of reusable identity might sound redundant. After all, what is identity if not a stable set…
Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law as unconstitutional
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has blocked Texas’ sweeping App Store Accountability Act from taking…
US House committee signals comprehensive privacy push next spring
House Committee on Energy and Commerce leaders have signaled that, after finishing a push on children’s online safety and teen…
Court challenges to Australia’s age checks for social media consolidated
Australia will have to defend the constitutional validity of its online age check for social media access in a single,…
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