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ID Dataweb Integrates with Microsoft Entra Verified ID to Strengthen Digital Identity Assurance

ID Dataweb Integrates with Microsoft Entra Verified ID to Strengthen Digital Identity Assurance

2025-11-13 Per Henrikson
Decentralized identity (DCI) is an emerging model powered by the increasing use...
Thailand brings in stronger ID verification measures to curb identity theft, fraud

Thailand brings in stronger ID verification measures to curb identity theft, fraud

2025-11-12 Ian Fleming
Thailand has mandated a series of stricter identity verification measures across...
Apple launches Digital ID, a way to carry your passport on your phone for use at TSA checkpoints

Apple launches Digital ID, a way to carry your passport on your phone for use at TSA checkpoints

2025-11-12 Per Henrikson
Apple Watch and iPhone owners in the United States will now be able to carry a c...
Online age checking is creating a treasure trove of data for hackers

Online age checking is creating a treasure trove of data for hackers

2025-11-12 Ian Fleming
The amount of personal data involved in completing age verification comprises a...
China expands biometrics while billions lack digital ID

China expands biometrics while billions lack digital ID

2025-11-12 Ian Fleming
A World Bank report finds nearly half the world still lacks digital IDs, as Chin...
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ID Dataweb Integrates with Microsoft Entra Verified ID to Strengthen Digital Identity Assurance

ID Dataweb Integrates with Microsoft Entra Verified ID to Strengthen Digital Identity Assurance

2025-11-13 Per Henrikson
Decentralized identity (DCI) is an emerging model powered by the increasing use of identity wallets, including mobile driver's licenses, national ID cards, and digital passports.
ID R&D’s trusted biometric technologies are now part of Mitek Systems

ID R&D’s trusted biometric technologies are now part of Mitek Systems

Mitek’s biometric and liveness solutions, as offered on their website, now include ID document verification, face liveness (incl. climed d injection detection), and voice biometrics.
UK's Cifas and Trend Micro Announce Partnership to Combat Identity Fraud and Online Scams

UK's Cifas and Trend Micro Announce Partnership to Combat Identity Fraud and Online Scams

JustMe app empowers UK consumers to protect their identities and fight back against online scams and fraud DALLAS and LONDON, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE:...

A new initiative from k-ID (Singapore) is aiming to corner the market on reusable age checks

HYPR and Yubico Deepen Partnership to Secure and Scale Passkey Deployment Through Automated Identity Verification

iProov is First Biometrics Vendor to Demonstrate Deepfake Resilience, Under New NIST Digital Identity Requirements

Market
China expands biometrics while billions lack digital ID

China expands biometrics while billions lack digital ID

2025-11-12 Ian Fleming
A World Bank report finds nearly half the world still lacks digital IDs, as China expands biometric customs systems to boost connectivity across the region.
Italy joins France, the UK, and several US states in enforcing mandatory age verification

Italy joins France, the UK, and several US states in enforcing mandatory age verification

Italy is set to enforce mandatory age checks starting November 12 on AGCOM's listed websites displaying adult-only content. Here's all you need to know − whether you use a VPN or not.
Bitcoin.com and Concordium Partner to Enable Privacy-First Age Verification for 75 Million Wallets

Bitcoin.com and Concordium Partner to Enable Privacy-First Age Verification for 75 Million Wallets

Bitcoin.com partners with Concordium to enable zero-knowledge age verification for 75M wallets, addressing the $308B stablecoin adoption bottleneck.

Australian minister admits age-verification may force digital ID for social media ban

Australia plans Digital ID and Mobile Booking for Tourism by 2030

Pakistan's leap towards digital ID and NDEL

Technology
Apple launches Digital ID, a way to carry your passport on your phone for use at TSA checkpoints

Apple launches Digital ID, a way to carry your passport on your phone for use at TSA checkpoints

2025-11-12 Per Henrikson
Apple Watch and iPhone owners in the United States will now be able to carry a copy of their U.S. passport on their device, which they can then use at TSA checkpoints across more than 250 U.S. airports when traveling domestically.
New Aadhaar app in India: Digital ID, face scan security, key features and benefits

New Aadhaar app in India: Digital ID, face scan security, key features and benefits

The UIDAI has launched a new Aadhaar app. The app will allow users to carry their Aadhar card digitally on their smartphone, negating the need to carry the physical card for verification. The app also comes with security features such as biometrics and face scanning.
Monash University and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are teaming up combat Deepfakes via "data poisoning"

Monash University and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are teaming up combat Deepfakes via "data poisoning"

The AI for Law Enforcement and Community Safety (AiLECS) Lab, a collaboration between the AFP and Monash University, is developing a new disruption tool which, among its broad applications, can slow down and stop criminals producing AI-generated child abuse material, extremist technology propaganda, and deepfake images and videos.

‘Aadhaar Vision 2032’ framework will encapsulate Aadhaar’s evolution through the next decade, UIDAI announces - Identity Week

ConductorOne, the Identity Security Platform of the AI Era, Raises $79M Series B

Starling launches AI-powered fraud detection tool in UK-first

Legal
Thailand brings in stronger ID verification measures to curb identity theft, fraud

Thailand brings in stronger ID verification measures to curb identity theft, fraud

2025-11-12 Ian Fleming
Thailand has mandated a series of stricter identity verification measures across online platforms and mobile networks aimed at closing loopholes exploited by scam networks. The stricter identity verification measures across online platforms and mobile networks are aimed at closing loopholes exploited by scam networks.
Italy and Australia are about to enforce age verification

Italy and Australia are about to enforce age verification

The scope of what is considered "adult content" has no doubt encouraged interest in VPNs, as dating sites, social media platforms, and even Spotify have introduced some kind of verification requirements.
AI, deepfakes and the burden of proof for digital evidence in litigation

AI, deepfakes and the burden of proof for digital evidence in litigation

The courtroom was an inevitable target. In September 2025, the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda was forced to impose terminating sanctions in Mendones, et al v Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., et al (Case No. 23CV028772) after finding that a video submitted as evidence by the plaintiffs was fabricated using artificial intelligence (AI), and then submitted as an authentic recording.

DHS proposes biometrics expansion for immigrants, dropping age restrictions and requiring biometrics from some US citizens

Mashable: All the states and countries that have age-verification laws (so far)

Russia Plans Biometric ID for Online Age Checks