Germany launches program to bring open source maintainers into standards bodies
Tech experts who lead open source digital infrastructure projects rarely get to participate in developing technical standards, even though three-quarters…
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California’s OS-based age verification law challenges open-source community
California’s new online safety bill, AB 1043 (the Digital Age Assurance Act), adopts a declared age model for operating systems….
WSO2 to help MOSIP’s passwordless authentication platform eSignet Go Thunder
IIIT-Bangalore, home to India’s burgeoning digital public goods efforts, has formed a partnership through the MOSIP initiative it hosts with…
MOSIP Connect 2026 targets sustainability, practical use cases for digital ID
Sustainability and expansion are high priorities for the future of open-source national ID systems in discussions on the first day…
DPGA report examines how digital public goods strengthen identity infrastructure
A new report explores how open-source digital public goods (DPGs) are reshaping national identity systems and broader digital public infrastructure…
Unofficial Colorado Digital Services Navigator scoops state portal redesign
An ex-employee of the Colorado Digital Service has created a free tool for those looking to navigate the agency’s online…
Face biometrics image quality assessment tool maturing as eu-LISA plans integration
The Open Source Face Image Quality software library is intended to support large-scale biometrics programs with information about the usefulness…
Maker builds FIDO2-compliant LionKey USB dongle for passwordless security
With their fiddly and indirect nature, one-time passwords (OTPs) are a curse of modern life. They’re a security risk and…
EU calls for input on open source as it looks toward tech sovereignty
The European Commission has published a public call for feedback for improving the EU open-source sector, in a bid to…
OpenID Foundation launching self-certification program for 3 specs in Feb 2026
The OpenID Foundation will soon release conformance testing for three final identity specifications, in what a release calls “a defining…
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