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Apple Wallet Digital ID Eyed for Claude Model Verification

Apple Wallet Digital ID Eyed for Claude Model Verification

2026-06-23 Per Henrikson
Anthropic may use Apple Wallet's digital ID for verifying U.S. users of the Clau...
Australia's financial regulator launched a public register of financial services licensees, shifting to proactive verification

Australia's financial regulator launched a public register of financial services licensees, shifting to proactive verification

2026-06-23 Per Henrikson
Following the removal of 11,964 fraudulent websites in 2025 alone, ASIC has laun...
Google Tests Hand Gesture Verification For reCAPTCHA

Google Tests Hand Gesture Verification For reCAPTCHA

2026-06-22 Ian Fleming
With AI-powered bots growing more sophisticated, reCAPTCHA has moved far beyond...
US regulators propose stablecoin user ID rules

US regulators propose stablecoin user ID rules

2026-06-22 Per Henrikson
Under the proposed rules, stablecoin issuers would be required to operate custom...
Malta Tenders a SaaS Online Identity Verification Service for Government Logins

Malta Tenders a SaaS Online Identity Verification Service for Government Logins

2026-06-22 Ian Fleming
Malta is moving to add a dedicated online identity verification service to the p...
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Persona intern for University at Buffalo PhD develops produced a system for layout-aware representation learning across more than 10,000 ID document formats

Persona intern for University at Buffalo PhD develops produced a system for layout-aware representation learning across more than 10,000 ID document formats

2026-06-21 Per Henrikson
Persona intern for University at Buffalo PhD develops produced a system for layout-aware representation learning across more than 10,000 ID document formats.
Argos Identity to Provide Remote Identity Verification for European K-Pop Pop-Up Stores

Argos Identity to Provide Remote Identity Verification for European K-Pop Pop-Up Stores

AI-based identity platform company Argos Identity will provide its remote identity verification (eKYC) solution, ID Check, to global K-pop pop-up store operator V-Eight Corp.
IDnow launches ‘Trust Your Customer’ platform for EU’s regulated businesses

IDnow launches ‘Trust Your Customer’ platform for EU’s regulated businesses

The orchestration, observation and decision-making capabilities of the platform shift businesses from KYC to Trust Your Customer.

Facewatch expands facial recognition into the UK pharmacy sector

Yoti under attack on privacy claims, presses universities for evidence and weighs legal action over age assurance paper

Jumio Loses All Four IPR Patent Cases to FaceTec

Market
Apple Wallet Digital ID Eyed for Claude Model Verification

Apple Wallet Digital ID Eyed for Claude Model Verification

2026-06-23 Per Henrikson
Anthropic may use Apple Wallet's digital ID for verifying U.S. users of the Claude model, potentially resuming services halted by export controls.
Australia's financial regulator launched a public register of financial services licensees, shifting to proactive verification

Australia's financial regulator launched a public register of financial services licensees, shifting to proactive verification

Following the removal of 11,964 fraudulent websites in 2025 alone, ASIC has launched a public register containing more than 6,500+ financial services (AFS) licensees, marking a significant shift from reactive enforcement to proactive verification.
Malta Tenders a SaaS Online Identity Verification Service for Government Logins

Malta Tenders a SaaS Online Identity Verification Service for Government Logins

Malta is moving to add a dedicated online identity verification service to the platform citizens use to sign in to government services, opening a tender worth 310,000 euros for a cloud-delivered system.

Bhutan joins 50-in-5; Malaysia boosts digital ID security

Estonia to become first country to issue ID codes to AI agents

Australian “Lab” Reveals The Folly Of App Store Age Verification

Technology
Google Tests Hand Gesture Verification For reCAPTCHA

Google Tests Hand Gesture Verification For reCAPTCHA

2026-06-22 Ian Fleming
With AI-powered bots growing more sophisticated, reCAPTCHA has moved far beyond basic image challenges like identifying traffic lights. Google is now testing a new way to confirm users are human, asking them to make hand gestures in front of their camera.
Hedera-Linked Patent Seeks ‘Continuous Identity’ for Privacy Checks

Hedera-Linked Patent Seeks ‘Continuous Identity’ for Privacy Checks

Efforts to verify identity without exposing sensitive personal data are moving from theory into patent filings and public funding applications. In a new European
Patent filing backs privacy-preserving identity system

Patent filing backs privacy-preserving identity system

The Hashgraph Group and Truesense have filed a European patent application for a digital identity system called Continuous Identity Trust Infrastructure. The system is intended to verify that a person was physically present at a specific place and time without disclosing personal data.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to supply its Mobile Fortify facial recognition app to more than a thousand local police forces

OCR Studio debuts age verification system at GITEX AI Europe

European startups seek patent for privacy-preserving digital ID based on UWB, DIDs

Legal
US regulators propose stablecoin user ID rules

US regulators propose stablecoin user ID rules

2026-06-22 Per Henrikson
Under the proposed rules, stablecoin issuers would be required to operate customer identification programmes that verify the identity of individuals seeking to open an account, maintain related records, and screen users against lists of individuals with suspected terrorist ties.
Ohio may require parental consent for kids to use social media

Ohio may require parental consent for kids to use social media

A court has ruled Ohio can enforce a contested law that requires parents' consent for kids to sign up for social media.
US stablecoin rules could accelerate adoption of digital identity credentials

US stablecoin rules could accelerate adoption of digital identity credentials

At a minimum, the CIP would have to include risk-based procedures for verifying the identity of each customer to the extent reasonable and practicable.

Sweden approves Sverige-ID as government-backed digital identity option

UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks

Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government