Support for W3C Digital Credentials API, digital identity passports part of iOS 26
Of the news coming out of Apple’s WWDC25, some of the most significant for the digital identity industry involves Apple’s…
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Trump directive rewrites cybersecurity policy, strips digital ID framework
In a sweeping redirection of U.S. cybersecurity strategy, President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order (EO) that is…
Liberia needs more funding to widen national ID coverage
The Executive Director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, says one of the biggest challenges they face in…
World enters UK market with deployment of biometric Orbs in London
The lofty aspirations of digital identity and proof-of-personhood (PoP) firm World must build on the more pedestrian accomplishment of convincing…
TokenWorks launches AgeVisor 3 scanner with mobile driver’s license support
A new biometric scanner from TokenWorks is ready to hit the clubs – for on-site age assurance. A release says…
Biometric authentication gains trust, reusable ID advances with oversight
The steady march of digital identity credentials towards reusability with biometric authentication is meeting the skepticism of some privacy advocates…
Reimagined UK digital ID, wallet proposed by Labour think-tank
The UK government is considering a proposal to issue a national smartphone-based verifiable digital identity credential to every adult in…
World proof of personhood scheme launches in Taiwan, expands in Thailand
World, the Sam Altman-led digital identity scheme, has entered Taiwan with what a release calls “a responsible approach to AI.”…
Sierra Leone reaches 93 percent national ID coverage, 80 percent services digitized
Sierra Leone says it has recorded a 93 percent civil registration and national ID issuance coverage rate, with at least…
Phygital IDs and PPPs: IN Groupe CEO Agnès Diallo on realizing identity’s promise
IN Groupe is one of the oldest companies in the identity space, but promoted Agnès Diallo to the CEO role…
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