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A strategic proposal for Ssecure, inclusive, and efficient E-governance has been drafted by the Nepalese government.
Meta has begun removing Australian users under 16 from Facebook, Instagram and Threads ahead of a national ban taking effect on 10 December. Canberra requires major platforms to block younger users or face substantial financial penalties.
The partnership gives Gamer Wager know-your-customer (KYC), AML, and biometric verification tools that are especially made to satisfy the particular legal requirements of high-risk digital services and gaming environments.
Identity platform Trulioo has joined Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) initiative, which creates a common language for how artificial intelligence agents can initiate and complete transactions on behalf of users.
Identity verification provider ID-Pal has acquired NorthRow, adding KYB, beneficial-ownership screening, and continuous business monitoring to its existing KYC and AML suite.
The tool gives YouTube users the option to submit a video of their face so the platform can flag uploads that include unauthorized deepfakes of their likeness. Creators can then request that the AI-generated doppelgangers be taken down.
Validated by Purdue University, this AI system protects enterprises from deepfakes, synthetic identities, and AI-generated fraud at scale. Deepsight is said to detect and block deepfakes, injected virtual cameras, and synthetic identity attacks with unmatched accuracy.
The effort is aimed at curbing device theft and online fraud but a move that is also raising fresh privacy concerns.
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) and MiBank. The agreement announced at the Digital Transformation Summit in Port Moresby will integrate DICT’s SevisPass and SevisWallet platforms with MiBank’s services. SevisPass and SevisWallet, built by Tech5, are newly officially launched by the country.
Passengers flying with Vietnamese airlines will be allowed to check in at the counters only when they have checked baggage or in special categories, starting Dec. 1, 2025.
The company confirmed that its Namirial Onboarding suite has been assessed and certified as compliant with Article 24 and the ETSI TS 119 461 v2.1.1 standard; requirements that will become compulsory across the EU beginning in May 2026.
The App Store Accountability Act is getting a spotlight in Congress after similar laws passed in states from Texas to California. Pinterest announced its endorsement of the federal version of a model that’s already passed in some states.
