No Phone Home campaign waves red flag over server retrieval for digital ID
Anonymous identity verification isn’t actually anonymous if it has to “phone home” to the original issuer to verify a submitted…
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Texas and Colorado take diverging paths on biometric privacy
In a rare convergence of legislative action on biometric privacy, both Texas and Colorado are enacting new laws in 2025…
Google endorses landmark US privacy bill protecting kids and teens
In a notable development for digital privacy advocacy, Google has formally endorsed the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act,…
World positions World App as a ZKP-based age verification solution
World has entered the age assurance arena. A post on the World blog says the company’s solution for age verification…
UK lays out privacy policy for One Login identity verification
Data collected for Gov.uk One Login will not be used to target advertisements or profile users, and selfie biometrics for…
Social media age check warning by NZ regulator reflects fear beyond proposal
A New Zealand bill that mirrors Australia’s social media ban for users under 16 could lead to large scale data…
Louisiana sees age assurance legislation battle between Big Social, Big App Store
In Louisiana, age verification legislation finds itself stirred up like a spicy gumbo. Bills regarding age assurance for adult content…
Privacy doesn’t have to cost us great online services
By Andrew Black, Managing Director ConnectID and Sujeet Rana, Chief Digital Officer NAB For years, we accepted an implicit trade-off…
ISO’s mDL standard can’t guarantee issuer trustworthiness
The fear that the server retrieval capability supported by the ISO/IEC 18013 standard for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) could be…
With SB 260, Utah looks to change the rules around who defines identity
A new bill in Utah provides a good illustration of how “identity” is still an evolving concept. State Bill 260:…
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