2026-10-13
Per Henrikson
UK digital identity provider Yoti has integrated Australian-owned ConnectID’s digital identity exchange into its age assurance platform, giving users in Australia the option to use bank account verification for online age checks via Australia’s bank-backed digital identity infrastructure.
Hopae has joined the FIDO Alliance, the industry body known for developing passkey standards, as it expands its focus to digital credentials and authentication for AI agents.
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.
Users remain in control of which information they share with businesses and public authorities. The organisations behind MyCheck have offered to work with the Dutch government to introduce this independent wallet, at no cost to either the government or users.
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.
Tavus Introduces Griffin, the First Face-to-Face Human Interaction Model, Unlocking the Future of Conversational AI Tavus Griffin is a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence system built as a "Human Interaction Model" designed for real-time, face-to-face video and voice conversations.
2026-10-12
Per Henrikson
QTSPs face an end-2026 deadline for biometric testing under ETSI rules covering presentation attacks, injection attacks and matcher performance. The specification addresses three areas of biometric assurance: presentation attack detection, biometric data injection attack detection and biometric matching performance.
The government of Turkey on Saturday formally banned access to social media platform for children under the age of 15. The law was published today following the Turkish Parliament's adoption of the bill last April. The ban will come into force on Nov. 1.
