Ian Fleming

Pornhub faces new hurdles as France and United Kingdom enforce age verification laws

2025-04-16 Ian Fleming

The countries enforce digital ID or facial recognition to block underage access.

UK register of digital identity and attribute services launches in beta

2025-04-15 Ian Fleming

Government moves into digital ID space get backs up among private providers. Yet, in a potential problem for a burgeoning private sector, the register also lists the government’s Gov.uk One Login service – which, following the recent surprise Gov.uk Wallet and mobile driver’s license (mDL) launch, positions the government as a competitor to firms certified to its common standard.

Chilean digital identity startup Soyio announces $1M investment

2025-04-15 Ian Fleming

Chilean privacy and identity infrastructure startup Soyio has received a US$1 million funding round led by the financial group Consorcio.

ShareRing joins Australian government trial for age verification

2025-04-15 Ian Fleming

Melbourne's ShareRing has joined an AUD $6.5 million government trial to improve age verification for under-16s on social media, using innovative digital ID technology.

Nebraska social media age-verification bill moves forward

2025-04-15 Ian Fleming

A bill requiring age verification for social media accounts in Nebraska advanced to the second round of debate with a 38-2 vote.

NADRA rolls out new digital security feature for overseas Pakistanis

2025-04-13 Ian Fleming

New feature aims to boost security for overseas Pakistanis, especially those living in the United Arab Emirates.

New Aadhaar App Integrates UPI-Like ID Verification

2025-04-13 Ian Fleming

New Aadhaar App Integrates UPI-Like ID Verification. promising near-instant verification, the app functions with the ease and speed of a UPI payment.

France Identité App to Bring Digital ID Cards to iPhones by Summer 2025

2025-04-12 Ian Fleming

France is expanding its digital identity services by adding registration cards to the France Identité application. France is expanding its digital identity services by adding registration cards to the France Identité application. The update is planned for the summer of 2025, with an initial testing phase before being rolled out nationwide later in the year.

Uganda To Launch Aadhaar-Like Digital ID System Using India’s MOSIP, Eyes UPI Adoption For Low-Cost Payments

2025-04-12 Ian Fleming

MOSIP is an open-source digital identity platform developed in India to help governments build secure and inclusive Aadhaar-like national ID systems.

NEC and Keyless identify high marks in NIST face biometrics benchmark

2025-04-10 Ian Fleming

Keyless is celebrating a new high result in a key category of the FRTE held by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. NEC’s facial recognition will be used for admission control at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

Scotland’s Digital ID Plan Sparks Privacy Concerns

2025-04-10 Ian Fleming

Scotland's ScotAccount digital ID pilot raises concerns over data centralization, surveillance, and privacy risks.

Switzerland Tests New e-ID System with Public Trial

2025-04-09 Ian Fleming

Since late March 2025, the public has been able to test Switzerland’s electronic identity, known as the e-ID, via the Swiyu app, a secure digital wallet.

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Pornhub faces new hurdles as France and United Kingdom enforce age verification laws

UK register of digital identity and attribute services launches in beta

Chilean digital identity startup Soyio announces $1M investment

ShareRing joins Australian government trial for age verification

Nebraska social media age-verification bill moves forward

NADRA rolls out new digital security feature for overseas Pakistanis

New Aadhaar App Integrates UPI-Like ID Verification

France Identité App to Bring Digital ID Cards to iPhones by Summer 2025

Uganda To Launch Aadhaar-Like Digital ID System Using India’s MOSIP, Eyes UPI Adoption For Low-Cost Payments

NEC and Keyless identify high marks in NIST face biometrics benchmark

Scotland’s Digital ID Plan Sparks Privacy Concerns

Switzerland Tests New e-ID System with Public Trial

Greece Urges Citizens to Secure New Digital ID Ahead of September 2025

Anti-fraud technology employed withAustralian states' digital drivers licenses may be “invalid” and easy to make

China set to unveil its “Cyberspace ID,” a national digital ID system that centralises online identity verification

Grindr partners with Facetec for biometric age assurance in the UK

Digital Credentials API first draft published by W3C