Legal

US bill would mandate operating system-level age verification

2026-04-17 Ian Fleming

438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway.

2026-04-14 Per Henrikson

Estonia is the rare EU country opposing bans on children’s social media use

2026-04-11 Per Henrikson

FINMA Issues New Guidance on Digital Fraud and AML Risks

2026-04-10 Ian Fleming

New FINMA guidance highlights the urgent need for Swiss banks to improve their anti money laundering controls as digital fraud cases and deepfake threats continue to rise across the financial sector.

EU publishes Implementing Act for remote EUDI Wallet onboarding

2026-04-09 Ian Fleming

Implementing Acts are meant to accompany the eIDAS 2.0 regulation, adding specific rules, such as technical specifications, processes and standards that stakeholders need to apply. The Acts spell out everything from certification standards, digital trust services and much more.

Greece Prepares Draft Law to Protect Children Online, Enforces Social Media Ban from 2027

2026-04-08 Ian Fleming

Greece will ban access to Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram for children under 15, enforcing fines and age verification starting next year.

ENISA advances the certification of EU Digital Wallets

2026-04-04 Per Henrikson

ENISA launches a public consultation on the draft candidate EU Digital Wallet certification scheme, subsequent to the scheme’s development with the dedicated Ad Hoc Working Group.

India: Aadhaar Authentication Now Required for PM E-DRIVE Electric Vehicle Incentives

2026-03-30 Ian Fleming

The Ministry of Heavy Industries mandates Aadhaar authentication for beneficiaries seeking incentives under the PM E-DRIVE scheme for electric vehicles. This ensures identity verification and enhances access to subsidies.

Australia has expanded its age assurance framework March 2026, to R-rated games, websites, and AI chatbots

2026-03-24 Per Henrikson

This shift, building on the December 2025 under-16 social media ban, forces platforms to adopt privacy-preserving,, proportionate verification methods, guided by new OAIC guidance to ensure safety without compromising user privacy.

Age assurance a baseline requirement for AI in new White House framework

2026-03-23 Per Henrikson

The U.S. has made child online safety the number one priority in its newly released National Policy Framework on Artificial Intelligence.

Kenyan high court ruling recognizes phone numbers as digital ID

2026-03-23 Ian Fleming

A recent judgement by a high court in Kenya considers a person’s duly registered phone number as a personal digital identifier that must be sufficiency protected from all forms of data breaches and privacy infractions.

UK government backs away from opt-out copyright law for AI training

2026-03-20 Ian Fleming

Secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Liz Kendall announces that ‘it no longer has a preferred option’.