Block to pitch W3C open standards in NIST digital ID consortium
Block has joined the consortium of players in the in the mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) to help encourage faster development…
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Remote identity proofing for online Medicaid, public assistance applications a mixed bag
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) said this week that those states which have not implemented Remote Identity…
Entrust selects Carahsoft as US public sector partner for biometrics, digital ID
Carahsoft and Entrust are joining forces to bring digital identity and zero-trust security solutions to aid in government digital transformation….
DHS outlines foreseeable biometric agenda, but will it have the funding?
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has an ambitious biometric agenda going into Fiscal…
Switzerland cautiously moves towards airport biometrics, Abu Dhabi dives in
Airport biometrics are at various stages of advance around the world, from determining legality and setting up regulation to implementing…
Buterin pitches airdrops as decentralized digital identity’s initial use case
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, shared on X about using blockchain-based digital identity and credential systems for airdropping tokens…
Ugandan MPs pressed to vote laws that protect personal data, rights in digital govt
A recent consultation meeting that saw the participation of 20 Ugandan lawmakers emphasized the critical nature of personal data protection,…
NSF backs research into self-sovereign digital identities
Research that’s being carried out under a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant aims to improve the cryptographic procedures and…
Sumsub first vendor to be awarded new Global Digital Identity Certification
Sumsub has become the first identity verification provider to complete the pilot of the new Global Digital Identity Certification (GDIC)…
Tech lobby group’s appeal on kids online safety law denied
In a win for age verification providers and advocates, the lobby group representing many of the world’s largest and richest…
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