Legal

Biden Signs Executive Order on Federal Cybersecurity and Digital ID Modernization

2025-01-19 Ian Fleming

UK's Ofcom issues guidance on how age checks can be highly “robust” to protect children

2025-01-17 Per Henrikson

India's National Testing Agency introduces mandatory Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry and Adhaar details

2025-01-15 Ian Fleming

More than a dozen states have passed new laws that led to restrictions on pornography

2025-01-14 Ian Fleming

More than a dozen states have passed new laws that led to restrictions on pornography. Now the supreme court will weigh in.

French regulator Arcom's standard for online age verification rolls out in 2025

2025-01-12 Per Henrikson

The French government's legislation to secure and regulate the digital environment – known as the SREN (sécurité et régulation de l’espace numérique) law mandates that services have until 9 January 2025 to comply with the requirements of the standard.

UK Plans To Make Sexually Explicit Deepfake A Criminal Offence

2025-01-10 Per Henrikson

Currently, sexually explicit deepfakes are only an offence to create an image without consent in certain circumstances in UK.

US Executive Order on mobile driver’s licenses expected this week

2025-01-09 Per Henrikson

The Biden administration is expected to issue an executive order instructing U.S. federal agencies to work towards adopting mobile driver’s licenses.

New age assurance standard has entered the public enquiry phase

2025-01-07 Ian Fleming

The standard sets out a framework and definitions associated with age assurance, encompassing age verification, age estimation and age inference.

UK to grant legal status to digital IDs for proof-of-age applications

2025-01-07 Per Henrikson

The UK government is making it legal to use digital ID stored on mobiles for proof of age when buying alcohol in a pub, bar or store.

Mandatory digital ID for banking policy goes into effect in Ethiopia

2025-01-06 Ian Fleming

An Ethiopian government policy requiring the mandatory use of the national digital ID otherwise known as Fayda for banking transactions such as the opening of a bank account has gone into effect in the capital Addis Ababa.

U.S. Supreme Court to Clarify When Government Can Limit Access to Protected Speech

2025-01-04 Per Henrikson

On January 15, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. The plaintiffs challenge Texas’s ability to mandate age-verification for access to adult websites.

Brazil, Argentina, Uzbekistan implement biometric-enabled gambling regulations

2025-01-03 Ian Fleming

Bettors can open accounts if they’re at least 18 years old, provide their taxpayer registration information, and agree to the use of face biometrics.