2026-08-19
Ian Fleming
Regula has once again been named an Age Assurance Pioneer in Biometric Update's 2026 Age Assurance & Digital Age Credentials Market Report and has also won the Community Choice Award in the Biometrics category of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards .
Checkr has acquired Truv, a consumer-permissioned income, employment and asset verification platform, expanding Checkr's presence in mortgage verification while marking its entry into government benefits eligibility verification.
North Carolina residents will be able to set up a digital ID through a new NC Wallet app starting in December, with Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet support to follow in "early 2027."
2026-08-16
Ian Fleming
An embedded identity SDK is a software development kit that allows developers to integrate digital identity capabilities directly into an application, website or platform. Instead of building identity infrastructure from scratch, businesses can add capabilities such as authentication, credential issuance, selective disclosure and verification within their existing product experience.
The kiosk combines HID's ATOM document reader and U.ARE.U facial recognition module with Soloinsight's CloudGate visitor management and Physical Identity and Access Management platform. It is designed to verify a visitor's identity before access credentials are issued.
2026-08-18
Ian Fleming
New Jersey’s Kids Code bans targeted ads to minors, raises privacy defaults, and avoids the age-verification fights facing other internet laws.
The Rules establish requirements for how social media companies must restrict addictive features on their platforms for users under the age of 18. The SAFE Act goes into effect on January 25, 2027, giving covered platforms approximately six months to develop and implement compliance programs.
