2026-05-21
Per Henrikson
By integrating ID.me's digital identity wallet directly into Docusign, businesses can now seamlessly verify signers for high-value transactions that require federal security standards (e.g., NIST Identity Assurance Level 2) without the friction of signers having to re-enter information.
New algorithms from Dermalog, Innovatrics, Cognitec, Entrust join leaders Demographic disparities and mean error rates are falling among the newest age estimation and verification algorithms submitted to the U.S.’ NIST for analysis,
In the Age Verification Index, Liminal evaluated 189 vendors, and only 17 met the thresholds required for Leader inclusion, fewer than 10% of the field. Shufti is one of them, scoring 64% in Product Execution, well above Liminal’s 42% leadership cutoff, along with a top-quadrant Strategy score of 92%.
2026-05-20
Per Henrikson
Microsoft has announced the general availability of Entra-Only identities for Azure Files SMB, enabling organizations to authenticate users via Microsoft Entra ID without requiring on-premises Active Directory, hybrid sync, or managed domain controllers.
Estonia’s digital ID wallet is in the development phase to comply with the eIDAS agreement. The Information System Authority is preparing to procure a stakeholder partner to work on the build.
The 1Kosmos platform is now available for Epic MyChart, the secure online patient portal for health systems using Epic's EHR software, through Toolbox on Epic Showroom.
2026-05-19
Ian Fleming
Although deep learning–based detection methods have achieved strong performance, they often suffer from limited cross-dataset generalization, sensitivity to manipulation-specific artifacts, and reduced interpretability.
Humanoid robots in Hubei, China are being assigned official identity numbers in a new initiative designed to track their full lifecycle, marking the first such deployment in the country.
2026-05-11
Ian Fleming
Gov. Kathy Hochul has previewed sweeping new measures that would block minors from accessing betting apps and limit how companies target users.
For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity.
The European Union all but mandated the use of age verification technologies by large social platforms by provisionally finding that Meta broke digital rules by
