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Age verification, parental consent would be needed to download apps in new US bill

2025-01-30 Ian Fleming

Stricter age-verification checks in the UK for all knife retailers

2025-01-29 Per Henrikson

French privacy watchdog includes digital ID, AI and minor protection in strategic plan

2025-01-27 Per Henrikson

Brazil bans Worldcoin from offering cryptocurrency rewards in exchange for iris scan data

2025-01-27 Ian Fleming

Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has ordered Tools for Humanity (TFH), the company behind Worldcoin, to stop offering cryptocurrency or other financial compensation to Brazilian users for collecting iris biometric data. The ban will take effect on January 25.

Companies House ID verification checks changes

2025-01-23 Ian Fleming

Firms that fall under anti-money laundering (AML) supervision and wish to provide identification verification checks to Companies House on behalf of their clients will soon be required to register as Authorised Corporate Service Providers (ACSPs).

Biden Signs Executive Order on Federal Cybersecurity and Digital ID Modernization

2025-01-19 Ian Fleming

The order, signed on January 16, 2025, outlines multiple initiatives aimed at modernizing the federal government’s cybersecurity infrastructure, building upon previous administration efforts to combat rising cyber threats and identity fraud.

UK's Ofcom issues guidance on how age checks can be highly “robust” to protect children

2025-01-17 Per Henrikson

All websites have to comply with robust verification measures for their users by July. Ofcom clarified what this means for social media platforms that have the most interest from young users on the internet. ID verification technologies should be capable of “highly effective checks” to check the ages of teenagers and even prevent younger children.

India's National Testing Agency introduces mandatory Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry and Adhaar details

2025-01-15 Ian Fleming

The new implementation strengthens the verification infrastructure for the NEET UG examination system, establishing a permanent academic record framework that can serve candidates throughout their academic and professional careers.

More than a dozen states have passed new laws that led to restrictions on pornography

2025-01-14 Ian Fleming

More than a dozen states have passed new laws that led to restrictions on pornography. Now the supreme court will weigh in.

French regulator Arcom's standard for online age verification rolls out in 2025

2025-01-12 Per Henrikson

The French government's legislation to secure and regulate the digital environment – known as the SREN (sécurité et régulation de l’espace numérique) law mandates that services have until 9 January 2025 to comply with the requirements of the standard.

UK Plans To Make Sexually Explicit Deepfake A Criminal Offence

2025-01-10 Per Henrikson

Currently, sexually explicit deepfakes are only an offence to create an image without consent in certain circumstances in UK.

US Executive Order on mobile driver’s licenses expected this week

2025-01-09 Per Henrikson

The Biden administration is expected to issue an executive order instructing U.S. federal agencies to work towards adopting mobile driver’s licenses.