Legal

Oman Legally Recognizes Mobile Digital ID as Official Identification

2025-09-13 Ian Fleming

Missouri has a new age-verification rule for online porn sites

2025-09-11 Per Henrikson

US Lawmakers Propose New Federal Agency to Regulate Digital ID Systems

2025-09-10 Per Henrikson

New bill protects physical IDs in New Zealand

2025-09-09 Ian Fleming

While the New Zealand gov’t funds millions to launch the digital ID, the New Zealand First party wants to preserve the privacy and freedom of physical IDs.

BSI Launches Certification Service to Build Trust in Digital Identity Verification Services

2025-09-04 Per Henrikson

BSI has launched a service to help organizations comply with the latest version (Gamma 0.4) of the UK Government’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and build confidence in digital verification services (DVS) such as digital identification checks for employment screening and digital Right‑to‑Rent check.

Mastodon Can’t Comply with US Age Verification Laws Due to Decentralization

2025-08-30 Ian Fleming

Mastodon, a decentralized social network, has declared it cannot comply with new US state age verification laws due to its federated structure and limited resources.

DIACC sees digital ID mutual recognition opportunity in Canada-EU trade deal talks

2025-08-29 Per Henrikson

A Canada-EU digital trade agreement would compliment the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

Brazil Approves Landmark Digital Child Protection Bill - Access Partnership

2025-08-29 Ian Fleming

Brazil’s Senate passes Bill PL 2628/2022, the “ECA Digital,” creating one of the world’s strongest child online protection laws with global impact.

U.S. Treasury Department is proposing integration of identity verification mechanisms into decentralized smart contracts

2025-08-25 Ian Fleming

The initiative, part of the ongoing consultation under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), seeks to evaluate new tools to combat illicit finance in digital asset markets.

Bluesky blocks Mississippi due to its new age verification law

2025-08-23 Ian Fleming

Users with Mississippi IP addresses can no longer access the Bluesky app.

U.S. pushes digital identity as cornerstone of crypto ambitions

2025-08-18 Ian Fleming

The Trump administration is campaigning to make the U.S. crypto capital of the world, placing digital identity at the center of its digital assets strategy.

Zooming in on AI: Tackling deepfakes around the world

2025-08-17 Ian Fleming

Deepfakes (also known as digital replicas) are created when sophisticated AI technology generates or alters audio-visual content to misrepresent someone or something.