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Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities

Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities

2026-06-18 Ian Fleming
Estonia is already a leader in the use of digital identities for humans. Estonia...
OCR Studio debuts age verification system at GITEX AI Europe

OCR Studio debuts age verification system at GITEX AI Europe

2026-06-18 Ian Fleming
OCR Studio unveils an on-device age verification system detecting date-of-birth...
Roblox launches age-based Kids and Select accounts globally, expands parental controls

Roblox launches age-based Kids and Select accounts globally, expands parental controls

2026-06-18 Per Henrikson
Roblox Kids accounts carry the strictest standard settings, including disabled c...
Sweden To Introduce Digital ID December 1 2026

Sweden To Introduce Digital ID December 1 2026

2026-06-18 Per Henrikson
The legislation, proposed by the government, introduces a ‘high-assurance’ state...
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

2026-06-18 Ian Fleming
AI-based identity platform company Argos Identity will provide its remote identi...
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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

2026-06-18 Ian Fleming
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

Facewatch expands facial recognition into the UK pharmacy sector

Rising theft and abuse in pharmacies is pushing operators towards facial recognition tools that warn staff when known offenders enter stores.

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

Veriff Names TEAM LEWIS Agency of Record to Accelerate U.S. Growth

Market
Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities

Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities

2026-06-18 Ian Fleming
Estonia is already a leader in the use of digital identities for humans. Estonians can use their national digital ID cards for voting, signing documents, accessing medical and tax records.
Roblox launches age-based Kids and Select accounts globally, expands parental controls

Roblox launches age-based Kids and Select accounts globally, expands parental controls

Roblox Kids accounts carry the strictest standard settings, including disabled chat by default, while Roblox Select accounts grant older kids and younger teens access to slightly more mature content with chat settings that gradually unlock. Standard Roblox accounts, intended for users 16 and older, require an age check through ID verification or facial age estimation.
Sweden To Introduce Digital ID December 1 2026

Sweden To Introduce Digital ID December 1 2026

The legislation, proposed by the government, introduces a ‘high-assurance’ state e-legitimation, as a voluntary complement to physical identification, that will allow citizens and residents to identify themselves online, share personal data, and provide electronic signatures.

The Shift to Digital Credentials Accelerates: OneSpan Launches Early Access at Identiverse 2026

DRC Launches RDC-PASS, a National Digital ID System

EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

Technology
OCR Studio debuts age verification system at GITEX AI Europe

OCR Studio debuts age verification system at GITEX AI Europe

2026-06-18 Ian Fleming
OCR Studio unveils an on-device age verification system detecting date-of-birth document fraud, ahead of GITEX AI Europe 2026.
European startups seek patent for privacy-preserving digital ID based on UWB, DIDs

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

Switzerland-based Web3 and AI engineering firm The Hashgraph Group and Italian ultra-wideband sensing provider Truesense SRL seek patent for privacy-preserving digital ID based on UWB, DIDs.
F-Secure and IdentifAI Take Aim at AI-Generated Scams with Deepfake Protection Launch

F-Secure and IdentifAI Take Aim at AI-Generated Scams with Deepfake Protection Launch

Real-time deepfake detection capabilities added to F-Secure's Scam Protection Suite, helping service providers combat increasingly convincing AI-driven scams

iOS 27 Wallet rumors: A digital ID in Wallet is only usable where the relevant state DMV system has activated support for it.

Willow Raises $7M Seed to Ensure Enterprises Can Fully Oversee and Govern Autonomous Agents

Opal Security Raises $23M to Unify Identity Governance Across Human, Non-Human, and Agentic AI

Legal
Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government

Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government

2026-06-15 Per Henrikson
The law will ‘go further than any other country,’ also restricting kids’ ability to talk to strangers in online games.
Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards

Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards

ETSI released the first standards for the EU Digital Identity Wallet, a phone app giving 450 million citizens a secure way to prove identity.
European electric vehicle packs will have a mandatory passport to track origin, composition, carbon, and destination

European electric vehicle packs will have a mandatory passport to track origin, composition, carbon, and destination

Digital registry promises to change how electric vehicle batteries will be monitored in Europe, gathering data on origin, composition, performance, carbon, and destination in an increasingly strategic chain for automakers, suppliers, consumers, and recycling companies.

New Zealand updates AML rules to support reusable digital ID

Polymarket Cracks Down on VPN Users as Legal Pressure Intensifies in Dozens of Countries

G7 Adopts Common Principles to Protect Minors over Internet Use