Ian Fleming

Lesotho Draft Law Sets Legal Framework for Fully Digital Public Services

2026-10-07 Ian Fleming

Citizens could complete some government procedures entirely online without losing their legal validity. The legislation complements digital ID, electronic payments and efforts to connect government systems.

Côte d’Ivoire Launches Study for National Authentication Platform, Digital ID Wallet

2026-10-07 Ian Fleming

The project is designed to build on existing identification, civil registry and digital infrastructure rather than create a completely separate system. The study will determine the technical model, safeguards and implementation steps, with a roadmap expected by the end of January 2027.

South Korea's Hectodata verifies identity by scanning passport and face, Expanding authentication API

2026-10-07 Ian Fleming

Companies can configure contactless identity verification procedures for global customers by connecting APIs, rather than building each authentication technology separately.

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.

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, 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

2026-10-05 Ian Fleming

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

New Zealand still working to fill government wallet with digital credentials

2026-10-05 Ian Fleming

New Zealand’s Govt.nz wallet is live, but most major digital credentials remain delayed as agencies push driver licence and other launches into 2027.

Turkmenistan opens new online e-Visa system

2026-10-05 Ian Fleming

Turkmenistan has opened its new electronic visa portal, giving international travelers a clearer route to applying for visas online and, notably, removing the traditional invitation-letter requirement for tourists.

Fideuram €95M Deepfake Fraud: DORA Era Gets Real

2026-10-05 Ian Fleming

Italy's largest banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo, confirmed that its private-banking arm, Fideuram, had been the victim of an AI-enabled fraud that saw almost €95m leave the business.

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

2026-10-05 Ian Fleming

Researchers at Northumbria University's Centre for Responsible AI are working with Face Equality International (FEI) on research into how failures of facial recognition technology are harming people with facial differences, and are inviting community members to share their experiences.

Teenagers are editing phone screens to bypass age checks

2026-10-03 Ian Fleming

Minors in Estonia are using the state portal Eesti.ee to change their personal data in a web browser and thereby gain access to bars and clubs. The Information System Authority (RIA) is aware of the scheme but cannot do anything to stop it.

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

2026-10-03 Ian Fleming

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.

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Lesotho Draft Law Sets Legal Framework for Fully Digital Public Services

Côte d’Ivoire Launches Study for National Authentication Platform, Digital ID Wallet

South Korea's Hectodata verifies identity by scanning passport and face, Expanding authentication API

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

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

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

New Zealand still working to fill government wallet with digital credentials

Turkmenistan opens new online e-Visa system

Fideuram €95M Deepfake Fraud: DORA Era Gets Real

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

Teenagers are editing phone screens to bypass age checks

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

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.

How Law Enforcement Uses AI to Fight AI-Enabled Crime

Dutch businesses develop independent digital ID wallet MyCheck

Stakk takes document verification tech to US midterm postal voting

Yoti adds ConnectID bank verification to its age assurance product in Australia