TSA says new ConfirmID system boosts REAL ID use at airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says early results from the rollout of its new alternative identity verification system show a…
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Australia said to grant US access to Australians’ biometric data
Following biometric data sharing agreements between the US, Chile and Ecuador, the Australian government reportedly has also agreed to provide the…
How to deploy responsible age checks at scale? Big Tech titans give different answers
One of the more remarkable contrasts at this week’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) panel on age verification comes in a…
FTC workshop shows age assurance sector positioned to support legislative trend in US
The Federal Trade Commission this week played host to various experts and stakeholders in the age assurance ecosystem, at a…
US expands biometric security cooperation abroad
A U.S.–Peru security cooperation initiative announced last week puts biometric identity technology inside Peru’s prison system as Washington accelerates a…
US bid for Dutch digital ID infrastructure company raises national security fears
Tensions between Europe and the U.S. under President Donald Trump are spilling over to the digital identity business. The Dutch…
Senate hearing on kids and screens opens the door to expansive tech enforcement
When the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation convened its “Plugged Out” hearing last week on the impact of…
Regulations, but not for us: US age check debate bounces around the tech stack
The so-called tech temperance movement is upon us. Biometric age assurance tools are the new seatbelts, and legislation to make…
NetChoice keeps suing, states keep legislating in age check tug-of-war
Newton’s third law of motion dictates that all forces occur in pairs, and that for every force in nature there…
NetChoice keeps fighting Arkansas’ efforts to regulate youth access to social media
The legal lobby for Silicon Valley’s biggest companies has filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop Arkansas’ Act…
