Editor-in chief. Market intelligence and strategy expert, and long-year speaker, moderator. More than 15 years in global identity verification, age verification, and RegTech markets.
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Berlin-based dating platform Pure has rolled out a new Age Verification feature exclusively for its UK users in response to the Online Safety Act, signalling its intention to lead in safety and compliance within the online-dating sector.
Texas recently passed a new law called the Texas App Store Accountability Act, which immediately triggered a huge legal storm in the technology industry and civil rights fields.
iDenfy, an identity verification, compliance and fraud prevention company from Lithuania, introduced new SMS and Email verification features to its industry-leading Know Your Customer (KYC) software.
A Texas law that would require app stores to verify the age of every user before they download an app or make a purchase within one is being challenged. Texas students who argue the law would require teens to seek parental permission before accessing legal materials and digital resources, thus chilling speech.
Ministers hope scheme for 1.8 million people will show how technology works and ease privacy and security concerns.
Vanuatu is holding consultations with several stakeholders to fine-tune a Digital Transformation Bill that will introduce a national digital ID system.
Governments worldwide are adopting digital ID under the UN’s 2030 agenda — a move critics say could redefine freedom, privacy, and control.
Glide Identity, a major player in the digital identity security sector, has successfully raised over $20 million in Series A funding. Crosspoint Capital Partners led this funding round with participation from other investors like Amigos Venture Capital, Singtel Innov8 Ventures, and Sir Ronald Cohen.
![California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots]()
SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.
The agencies want to have the digital ID fully integrated with the healthcare system, which is considered critical to advancing universal health coverage.
The user interface as we know it is on the brink of transformation. In today’s digital ecosystem, humans are no longer the dominant audience.
