2026-01-16
Per Henrikson
ByteDance-owned TikTok, and other major platforms popular with young people such as YouTube, are coming under increasing pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children.
MVNO provider Total Wireless disclosed that a data security incident last year at one of its service providers, Veriff, which provides identity verification services, exposed sensitive personal information of its customers.
Clear has launched CLEAR ID, a free, mobile digital ID that enables US travelers to verify their identity at more than 250 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints directly from their phones using the CLEAR Mobile App.
2026-01-18
Ian Fleming
authID (Nasdaq: AUID), a leading provider of biometric identity verification and authentication solutions, today announced that one of the world’s largest workforce solutions providers has selected authID and technology partner TurboCheck to protect its hiring, onboarding, and daily workforce operations from a fast-growing wave of employment identity fraud.
The ETA is a digital permission required for eligible visitors traveling to the UK who do not currently need a visa for short stays and who do not already hold UK immigration status.
“When ‘Good Enough’ Isn’t Enough: Digital Identity Verification in the Age of Bots and Agents,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Trulioo, examines how legacy approaches to know your customer (KYC) and know your business (KYB) are colliding with a new reality defined by automated fraud, synthetic identities and AI-driven attacks.
2026-01-18
Ian Fleming
The new Digital ID Verification Beta is designed for businesses to try out acceptance of U.S. mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) in test and non-production environments. Over time, Okta plans to add support for other digital identities including Google ID Pass, Apple Digital ID and EU PIDs (personal identification documents), according to the company announcement.
The funding is provided as part of the ATLAS V2 project, which is part of the France 2030 program. France 2030 offers development support for French companies.
2026-01-16
Ian Fleming
Lawmakers in Washington are once again focusing on kids, screens, and mental health. But according to Congress, Big Tech is somehow both the problem and the solution. The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing today on “examining the effect of technology on America’s youth.”
The UK Labour government is considering assigning digital identities to newborn babies as part of its broader digital ID programme, according to reports of private ministerial discussions. The idea, described by critics as a “cradle-to-grave” surveillance system, has led to a fierce backlash, with opponents accusing ministers of overreach and lacking public mandate.
To streamline the process of data deletion, the California government has introduced a new platform called the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP). This platform was developed by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and officially launched at the end of 2025, with full functionality starting on January 1st, 2026.
