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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UK Companies House has warned that fraudsters are targeting directors with fake ID requests, ahead of mandatory verification beginning in November
An Australian government-commissioned report said selfie-based age-guessing software could enforce a teen social media ban, but noted that some groups experienced “unacceptable” levels of inaccuracy, raising concerns about the December rollout.
Developers in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand face new verification rules from September 2026. A global rollout of the policy is planned from 2027 onward.
A Canada-EU digital trade agreement would compliment the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
The age verification requirement comes ahead of the enforcement of a new online safety act in the UK, which makes online platforms responsible for their users’ safety.
Ping Proxies is a well-known leader in its ethical proxy network industry, that serves over 35 million residential IPs and a robust ISP proxy lineup in more than 15 countries.
Socure's new no-code workflows powered by RiskOS™ deliver fast, flexible age verification tailored to jurisdictional laws and risk thresholds designed to help businesses balance compliance, user privacy, and access for legitimate users.
The operators of VerifTools produced and sold counterfeit driver’s licenses, passports, and other identification documents that could be used to bypass identity verification systems and gain unauthorized access to online accounts.
Digital identities, the electronic credentials embedded in phone wallets, workplace logins, and other apps, are becoming ubiquitous. While they offer unprecedented convenience, they also create new privacy risks, particularly around tracking and surveillance.
Axiom provides an identity-based approach to Permissions and Access Management (PAM), specifically designed for cloud, SaaS, databases, containers, and other virtual environments.
Google will begin to verify the identities of developers distributing their apps on Android devices, not just those who distribute via the Play Store. The changes will affect all certified Android devices once live, though the global rollout will be more gradual.
