2026-11-08
Per Henrikson
Presence Verification is claimed to significantly improve deepfake detection and detects coercion with more than 98% accuracy. Presence Verification keeps friction low, with funnel conversion above 90%.
Sardine has introduced Know Your Human (KYH), a protocol designed to make human identifiers available to merchants and issuers when a purchase is placed by an AI shopping agent. The identifiers covered include device ID, device fingerprint, IP address, email, and phone number, with KYC and identity verification details included in extended use cases.
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.
The Social Security System (SSS) has partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to integrate the MySSS Card's digital ID feature and select member services into the eGovPH app.
Voters in Spain will be able to prove their identity with the MiDNI phone app at the November 29 general election, after the Central Electoral Board lifted its suspension of the digital ID on Thursday, once the Interior Ministry confirmed that every polling station would have a device with a camera and a browser running the QR verifier from the official MiDNI website.
2026-11-08
Ian Fleming
EBE Technologies developed Adaptive Capture, an AI-powered solution that allows transportation providers to verify required documents and photos while drivers are still at the pickup or delivery stop.
Some of the first age verification laws are starting to roll out across the United States. One of them requires iPhone owners to take a selfie so that Apple’s AI can verify their age.
Paravision confirms its State Department contract covers passport and visa photo verification, including detection of deepfakes and manipulated images.
2026-11-09
Per Henrikson
The Israel National Cyber Directorate has published the draft National Digital Identity Strategy for public comment. The document was formulated by a steering committee established in June 2025 at the request of the head of the directorate's Biometric Applications and Identity Unit.
German drivers will be able to carry their license on their phone from the end of November, in the same i-Kfz app that already stores digital vehicle registration documents. The Federal Ministry of Transport has confirmed the timing, narrowing an earlier target of the end of 2026. No exact date has been announced.
The UK Home Office says the public is aligned with the government's planned legislation for police facial recognition use and proposes an oversight body.
