Switzerland may get its e-ID soon
Switzerland is getting closer to its national digital identity. On Monday, the Swiss parliament’s lower house, the National Council, accepted…
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Papua New Guinea to ban social media for youth, require age verification for adults
Papua New Guinea is riding Australia’s wake in legislating age assurance for social media. The nation’s Ministry for ICT this…
The DUA Bill is just the starting point
As the UK’s Parliament discusses the Data (Use and Access) Bill which will regulate digital verification and digital identity, the…
Govt should collaborate with private sector on DUA Bill: Experts
The UK is debating its new Data (Use and Access) Bill, a legislation that is supposed to pave the way…
Biometrics emerge as likely age assurance option as Australian gov’t rules out ID docs
Kids in Australia may find themselves scrambling to create as many social media accounts as they can before the end…
Digital rights advocates find gaps in Cameroon data protection bill
Internet and digital rights advocacy organization, Paradigm Initiative, as well as other rights advocates in Cameroon have hailed the country…
Regulators, age assurance providers turn eyes to online gambling sector
A long-term effect of the smartphone revolution has been the normalization of gambling as a widely accepted social activity. Pornography…
Rush to pass Australia age verification law causing outcry
The Australian government is hitting the gas in its drive to require age verification measures for social media and porn…
Age assurance tech among key UK govt focuses against social media harms
The UK government is taking a tougher stance on protecting children online, threatening tech platforms to introduce stricter regulation unless…
Russia looks at biometric age checks for online sale of age-restricted goods
The Russian government will develop amendments to the national legislation to verify the age of buyers using biometrics for the…
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