Legal

NO FAKES Act: Protecting Against Unauthorized Deepfakes

2025-04-15 Per Henrikson

Nebraska social media age-verification bill moves forward

2025-04-15 Ian Fleming

Age verification for adult sites comes into force in France

2025-04-14 Per Henrikson

France to introduce strict age verification on porn sites

2025-04-14 Per Henrikson

Similar rules will come into effect in the UK this summer.

Scotland’s Digital ID Plan Sparks Privacy Concerns

2025-04-10 Ian Fleming

Scotland's ScotAccount digital ID pilot raises concerns over data centralization, surveillance, and privacy risks.

French regulator Arcom has introduced strict new age verification rules

2025-04-07 Per Henrikson

Temporary methods like bank card verification will no longer suffice. The law requires that pornographic websites “only use age checks that are effective, privacy-preserving and data minimizing” and “offer users at least one ‘double blind approach’”.

Emerging Laws Propel Hotels Towards Digital ID Solutions

2025-03-20 Per Henrikson

Experts urge hotels to transition from manual to digital identity verification methods, reducing friction and errors.

UK's Companies House launches registration of Authorised Corporate Service Providers

2025-03-19 Per Henrikson

Companies House has taken a big step towards greater certainty about who is filing information on behalf of companies.

US Social Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients

2025-03-18 Ian Fleming

In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose tighter identity-proofing measures — which will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit agency field offices rather than interact with the agency over the phone.

US Congress Proposed SCREEN Act Could Protects Kids from Porn

2025-03-18 Per Henrikson

Short for “Shielding Children’s Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net,” the bill requires websites to verify the ages of American consumers trying to buy or access adult content.

Idaho House Passes Bill to Allow Digital Drive's Licenses and ID Cards

2025-03-13 Ian Fleming

The Idaho House of Representatives has passed legislation that would enable residents to carry digital versions of their driver’s licenses and identification cards on their mobile devices.

Fime achieves Fido ID verification accreditations

2025-03-12 Per Henrikson

Fime has achieved full FIDO Alliance Identity Verification (IDV) Certification Program accreditation across multiple regions. Both the Fime EMEA and Fime Taiwan testing laboratories can now support identity verification vendors in certifying their Document Authenticity and Face Verification solutions, helping combat fraud while enhancing the user experience.