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The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has implemented a mobile ID program enabling residents to store their driver’s licenses and identification documents digitally. The program, launched in June 2023, is supplied by IDEMIA, a digital identity solutions provider that has successfully deployed similar mobile driver’s license programs across multiple U.S. states.
ID.me and the Detroit Pistons announced their partnership to improve the Pistons fan experience with ID.me's digital identity wallet.
Austria will enable its citizens to share their digital vehicle registration with family members and friends through the country’s digital ID wallet app.
Smile ID, Africa’s leading biometric and identity verification provider, has launched Enhanced SmartSelfie™, an upgrade designed to combat rising digital fraud. The technology uses dynamic liveness challenges, like random facial movements, to verify identities and prevent advanced spoofing.
The UK government is making it legal to use digital ID stored on mobiles for proof of age when buying alcohol in a pub, bar or store.
The partnership combines Trust Stamp's AI-powered identity authentication technology with Qenta's asset tokenization capabilities and QOS blockchain, creating a quantum-resistant identity and asset ecosystem.
A significant cybersecurity vulnerability dubbed “AuthQuake” affected Microsoft’s Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) system in 2024, enabling attackers to bypass security measures and potentially access sensitive data.
This database (codenamed I4C) is hosted on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and can be accessed by anybody. This database is especially useful in situations where you need to know the identity of an unknown caller who may have been trying to scam you.
India has implemented several key initiatives to combat cyber scams and enhance cybersecurity measures, building upon its growing digital identity infrastructure. The newly launched Header Information Portal, managed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), serves as a significant tool for tracking commercial and government communications.
The initiative, established through House Bill 4592 and supported by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, will enable residents to display state credentials via secure mobile applications. The program follows successful mobile driver’s license implementations in states like New Mexico and West Virginia.
On January 15, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. The plaintiffs challenge Texas’s ability to mandate age-verification for access to adult websites.
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US states implementing age verification laws for adult content have triggered a surge in VPN usage. VPNs, typically used in heavily censored countries, are now in high demand to bypass these restrictions.
