Overidentification, unobservability and super cookies: privacy issues ahead for EU digital ID
The European Union’s Data Protection Supervisor brought together experts on digital identity and digital wallets to appraise the current situation…
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Videosign partners for ‘eIDAS Qualified’ biometric electronic signatures
British biometric facial verification, proof of signature and online meeting company Videosign is now offering eIDAS (electronic identification and trust…
Age verification and digital wallets for minors: EU launches strategy for online child safety
The European Union has devised a new strategy to help protect its children online as more protective technologies become available…
Feedback for EU digital wallets as Switzerland explores digital ID ecosystem
The EU is continuing to progress towards its goal of not just digital ID but a digital wallet for all…
Workshop showcases EU progress on remote identity proofing, but fragmentation persists
The legal, technical, and user requirements for remote digital identity proofing are sometimes contradictory, but must be navigated by service…
How will digital wallet pilots in Europe affect the world?
The fourth ID4Africa livecast in the ‘Mobile for Identity Management & Inclusive ID4D’ series turns to mobile ID in advanced…
EU digital wallet: the race is on for pilot funding, tech supremacy, hearts and minds
eIDAS 2.0 is fast approaching. By September 2023, European Union citizens will have the right to download and populate a digital…
eIDAS certification for iProov biometrics module means pre-approved tool for digital services
iProov’s biometric verification and authentication services module has received the highest assurance level of the European Union’s eIDAS certification after…
Tender launched for European digital identity wallet pilots
The European Commission announced the impending launch of at least four large-scale pilots to test the deployment of the European…
Global state of SSI and how to build on it: EU report
The European Union’s cybersecurity agency has been busy typing up its research. The latest report is an overview of Self-Sovereign…
