Legal

New York puts accuracy minimums for age assurance into effect with SAFE for Kids Act

2026-07-29 Per Henrikson

Conformance framework for EU Digital Identity Wallets arrives with ARF v3.0

2026-07-28 Ian Fleming

EU Registers Campaign Against Mandatory Digital ID and Age Checks

2026-07-26 Per Henrikson

New Jersey Enacts Law Establishing Data Broker Registration Regime and Imposing Prohibitions on Sensitive Data Sales

2026-07-23 Ian Fleming

The law establishes a data broker registration regime in New Jersey (including a public registry) and imposes a broad prohibition on sales of sensitive data by data brokers, data collectors, and entities in New Jersey more generally.

France moves a step closer to banning under-15s from social media

2026-07-21 Ian Fleming

A cross-party committee has approved France’s bill to bar under-15s from social media, teeing up a final vote before the summer recess.

Incoming UK prime minister Andy Burnham scraps digital ID scheme

2026-07-19 Ian Fleming

Incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will abandon the government’s proposed national digital identity programme when he takes office on Monday, Reuters reported, citing a spokesperson for the new Labour leader.

Kids online safety push faces First Amendment hurdles

2026-07-19 Ian Fleming

As Congress considers competing House and Senate proposals meant to protect kids online, lawmakers have only to look to their states to understand the challenges in seeking to regulate kids' social media usage without running afoul of the First Amendment.

Biometric age assurance market gears up for rapid expansion as rules clarify

2026-07-18 Ian Fleming

A special panel of the European Commission recommends age verification or age estimation for social media, but also greater cooperation between regulators to ensure they comply with fundamental rights requirements.

Ofcom launches investigation into TikTok over ‘age inference’ system

2026-07-17 Ian Fleming

OFCOM report suggests that in some cases age inference (profiling) models, such as those used by TikTok, may have failed to correctly identify a significant proportion of children, putting them at risk of exposure to harmful content.

The Federal AI AGENT Act: Consumer Protection in AI Clothing?

2026-07-15 Per Henrikson

US senator Warner's proposed AI AGENT Act would require large online platforms to permit authorized AI agents to act on behalf of users while imposing fiduciary-style obligations and technical governance requirements on AI agent providers.

Greece Extends Limited Use of Old ID Cards Until September 2027

2026-07-14 Ian Fleming

The extension applies only to specific online identity verification procedures, mainly for the issuance of trusted digital certificates. Old ID cards will no longer be accepted as general proof of identity in public sector transactions or as valid travel documents.

eIDAS 2.0 deadlines loom: two tracks, one trust chain

2026-07-13 Ian Fleming

eIDAS 2.0 deadlines are closing in on QTSPs and relying parties. By December 2026, every EU Member State must offer at least one certified EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet, and roughly twelve months later a long list of organisations will be legally obliged to accept it.