Ian Fleming

Ohio may require parental consent for kids to use social media

2026-06-19 Ian Fleming

A court has ruled Ohio can enforce a contested law that requires parents' consent for kids to sign up for social media.

World Bank backs digital wallets as foundation for user-centric digital identity

2026-06-19 Ian Fleming

Identification for Development policy note argues wallets and verifiable credentials should become core infrastructure for next-generation DPI.

Sweden approves Sverige-ID as government-backed digital identity option

2026-06-19 Ian Fleming

Sverige-ID will support EUDI Wallets and provide a public-sector alternative to the dominant BankID service

Fraudsters circumvent phishing links with text messages, offer credit card interest rate reductions in new ID theft schemes

2026-06-19 Ian Fleming

Recent fake job recruitment schemes are stealing victims’ personal information with prompts to respond via text message rather than click on malicious links. Scammers are also extracting identity information from victims with fake offers to reduce credit card interest rates. Plus, a new twist on an old investment scheme.

UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks

2026-06-18 Ian Fleming

UAE mandates a minimum social media age of 15, implementing age checks to enhance child online safety and content control.

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.

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.

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.

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

2026-06-17 Ian Fleming

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

2026-06-16 Ian Fleming

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

DRC Launches RDC-PASS, a National Digital ID System

2026-06-14 Ian Fleming

While authorities see digital identity as a cornerstone of the country’s digital transformation, questions remain over data sovereignty and the role of a foreign company managing the system.

EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

2026-06-13 Ian Fleming

EUDI wallet 2026 at EIC: December deadline, German sandbox, 80M-user rollout path and relying-party lessons behind eIDAS 2.0.

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Ohio may require parental consent for kids to use social media

World Bank backs digital wallets as foundation for user-centric digital identity

Sweden approves Sverige-ID as government-backed digital identity option

Fraudsters circumvent phishing links with text messages, offer credit card interest rate reductions in new ID theft schemes

UAE sets minimum social media age at 15, mandates age checks

Estonia plans government IDs giving AI agents rights and responsibilities

OCR Studio debuts age verification system at GITEX AI Europe

Argos Identity to Provide Remote Identity Verification for European K-Pop Pop-Up Stores

European startups 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

DRC Launches RDC-PASS, a National Digital ID System

EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

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.

Japan Folds Its Two My Number Card Apps Into One, and Requires a Screen Lock

Germany Tells Phone Owners to Stop Unlocking With a Fingerprint Alone

Android hackers can fool ID checks used for banking

Post-quantum security spreads across digital identity infrastructure