Legal

Trua has launched cloud-based regulatory compliance tool for financial services

2025-04-27 Ian Fleming

These U.S. states now accept digital driver’s licenses

2025-04-26 Ian Fleming

Ofcom’s age verification guidelines published - Identity Week

2025-04-25 Ian Fleming

Ofcom finalises rules for tech firms to protect children online

2025-04-24 Ian Fleming

The final version of rules the regulator says will offer children in the UK "transformational new protections" online have been published. Sites will have to change the algorithms that recommend content to young people and introduce beefed-up age checks by 25 July or face big fines.

EU publishes call for consultations on EUDI Wallet specifications

2025-04-21 Ian Fleming

The European Union has issued a call for a public consultation on 12 new Implementing Acts, most of them focused on trust services for the EUDI Wallet.

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.

NO FAKES Act: Protecting Against Unauthorized Deepfakes

2025-04-15 Per Henrikson

Importantly, the NO FAKES Act aims to resolve the challenges posed by the current patchwork of state right of publicity laws, which vary widely in scope and enforcement.

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.

Age verification for adult sites comes into force in France

2025-04-14 Per Henrikson

A landmark law requiring all websites displaying adult content in France to implement robust age verification measures came into full effect on April 11, marking a significant shift in the regulation of adult content online.

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

2025-04-14 Per Henrikson

Similar rules will come into effect in the UK this summer.

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.

French regulator Arcom has introduced strict new age verification rules

2025-04-07 Per Henrikson

Temporary methods like bank card verification will no longer suffice. The law requires that pornographic websites “only use age checks that are effective, privacy-preserving and data minimizing” and “offer users at least one ‘double blind approach’”.