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Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

2027-08-20 Ian Fleming
The country’s chip-based national identity card, first piloted in Cluj county, i...
How Law Enforcement Uses AI to Fight AI-Enabled Crime

How Law Enforcement Uses AI to Fight AI-Enabled Crime

2026-11-04 Per Henrikson
Police use AI to review evidence, resolve identities, link cases, trace money, a...
Facial age estimation: a dual-regime compliance primer for online services and platforms operating

Facial age estimation: a dual-regime compliance primer for online services and platforms operating

2026-10-06 Ian Fleming
Age assurance implementation triggers dual-regime compliance obligations under b...
Qoobiss Advances ONTRACE Identity Verification for Romania's Chip ID Cards Ahead of EU Digital Identity Wallet Deadline

Qoobiss Advances ONTRACE Identity Verification for Romania's Chip ID Cards Ahead of EU Digital Identity Wallet Deadline

2026-10-06 Per Henrikson
The Romanian identity verification provider has entered independent assessment f...
Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

2026-10-05 Ian Fleming
For Silicon Valley, age assurance becomes a complex dance between policy, public...
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Qoobiss Advances ONTRACE Identity Verification for Romania's Chip ID Cards Ahead of EU Digital Identity Wallet Deadline

Qoobiss Advances ONTRACE Identity Verification for Romania's Chip ID Cards Ahead of EU Digital Identity Wallet Deadline

2026-10-06 Per Henrikson
The Romanian identity verification provider has entered independent assessment for both presentation and injection attack detection, with the injection component evaluated at Level High, ahead of European Digital Identity Wallet conformance requirements taking effect from December 2026.
Datavant, ID.me partner on digital identity verification for medical records

Datavant, ID.me partner on digital identity verification for medical records

By integrating ID.me's digital identity verification into Datavant's Patient Request Tool, the companies aim to reduce friction, speed up access to records and strengthen safeguards against unauthorized access.
Ping Identity Launches Identity Agents on Google Cloud Marketplace

Ping Identity Launches Identity Agents on Google Cloud Marketplace

Ping Identity has launched three new identity agents on the Google Cloud Marketplace that allow employees and administrators to complete identity-management tasks through natural-language conversations in Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise.

Prove Extends Silent Authentication to Wi-Fi and Mobile Web, Removing a Longstanding Limitation in Digital Identity

Socure Launches mDL Verification with Samsung and Google as Regulators Clear Digital IDs

Regula, Bernini add step-up identity checks to AI customer workflows

Market
Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

2027-08-20 Ian Fleming
The country’s chip-based national identity card, first piloted in Cluj county, is now issued nationally, with more than EUR 150 million in European funds financing the first batches in 2026.
Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

Apple, Google lobby lawmakers to remove liability from draft online safety bills

For Silicon Valley, age assurance becomes a complex dance between policy, publicity, intent Long rumbling through industry conversations on age assurance, the faults separating two sides of the Silicon Valley power structure are increasingly exposed.
ECOWAS pushes biometric ID toward region-wide border acceptance by December 2026

ECOWAS pushes biometric ID toward region-wide border acceptance by December 2026

Seven member states deploy ENBIC and immigration authorities prepare for mutual recognition.

New Zealand still working to fill government wallet with digital credentials

Turkmenistan opens new online e-Visa system

Face Equality International is working with Northumbria University on the impact of facial recognition failures

Technology
How Law Enforcement Uses AI to Fight AI-Enabled Crime

How Law Enforcement Uses AI to Fight AI-Enabled Crime

2026-11-04 Per Henrikson
Police use AI to review evidence, resolve identities, link cases, trace money, and detect synthetic media. The biggest gains come from connecting data sources, not from any single tool.
Chrome 155 Adds JPEG XL, Post-Quantum Crypto and Wallet IDs

Chrome 155 Adds JPEG XL, Post-Quantum Crypto and Wallet IDs

Chrome 155 began rolling out to a small group of Windows and Mac users on September 30, and Google’s beta notes show it adds JPEG XL image decoding, new post-quantum algorithms in WebCrypto, and a way for banks and universities to issue digital credentials into a phone wallet.
Microsoft to roll out age verification system on Windows 11

Microsoft to roll out age verification system on Windows 11

The Windows Age API is currently available to Windows Insider users ahead of a broader release, while Microsoft Age Verification has already been introduced on the Microsoft Store in select regions, including Singapore, Brazil and Australia, with plans for further expansion to align with local regulations.

UK invites digital ID providers to join testing for machine-readable DVS register

Marble raises €6.5M Series A led by Smartfin for its open-source fraud and AML platform

Voice AI startup Modulate raises $25M to bring audio-native models to more developers

Legal
Facial age estimation: a dual-regime compliance primer for online services and platforms operating

Facial age estimation: a dual-regime compliance primer for online services and platforms operating

2026-10-06 Ian Fleming
Age assurance implementation triggers dual-regime compliance obligations under both the UK's Online Safety Act 2023 (the OSA) and the UK's data protection framework, consisting mainly of the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, New York and Chicago tighten REAL ID requirements: the documents applicants must provide

Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, New York and Chicago tighten REAL ID requirements: the documents applicants must provide

State authorities have updated their procedures to comply with federal REAL ID standards. Applicants must provide approved documents proving their identity, legal status and residency to obtain a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license.
US Age Verification Laws Map: 29 States Now Have Age-Verification Laws in Force

US Age Verification Laws Map: 29 States Now Have Age-Verification Laws in Force

Age-verification laws are now in force in 29 states, covering social media, adult content, and children's data privacy, with no federal law in sight.

The Bulgarian Government Approves Steps to Introduce European Digital Identity Wallet

New Zealand Moves Digital ID Accreditation Applications to Updated Rules

EU sets digital ID rules for cross-border health data exchange