US age verification and online safety event leans heavily toward Christian nationalism
Is age verification the future of the internet? It depends who you ask – and who gets a chance to…
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Ethiopia’s digital ID chief lays out roadmap for reaching 90M enrollments by 2027
“Digital ID is not optional; it is a necessity.” It is on this conviction that Ethiopia is riding to make…
ID-Pal launches reusable KYC solution at Money20/20
ID-Pal has launched ID-Pal Once, a reusable KYC solution. Unveiling the product at Money20/20 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, ID-Pal has built…
Thailand accelerates decentralized digital identity with NDID
Thailand’s blockchain roadmap should shift as NDID grows. That’s the message from Andre Barros, strategy and project director at Limix….
Tonga launches TongaPass digital ID and government portal
Tonga has launched its TongaPass digital ID, a new digital government portal with which the Tongan government wants to transform…
mDL, digital wallet spec interoperability demonstrated at OpenID event
The OpenID Foundation has announced the results on an interoperability demonstration held in May with various digital identity credentials, like…
Pakistan to harmonize govt databases for easier biometric verification, data security
Pakistan will implement a nationwide facial recognition system and also ensure the harmonization of all government databases to make sure…
‘mDL don’t phone home’: digital ID experts sound alarm over privacy capability
Influential digital identity professionals and privacy groups are warning that mobile driver’s licenses can comply with the international standard and…
Vietnam govt digitization reaches Legal Portal, health cards
Vietnam has launched a National Legal Portal for both individuals and businesses, with prime minister Pham Minh Chinh describing it…
Spain’s digital wallet to be included in EU age assurance app pilot project
In tandem with enforcement action on age assurance, the European Commission is ramping up activity on the EU age verification…
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