2026-01-19Ian Fleming
The bill requires app stores to verify a user’s age and link parent accounts for minors. A similar bill passed in the House last session.
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2026-01-19Ian Fleming
Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) confirmed on 17 January that, from 31 January 2026, airlines must verify every departing passenger’s digital identity through the gov.br platform before issuing boarding passes. The measure applies to Brazilian citizens and foreign residents, and is the first nationwide replacement of paper boarding-pass protocols with a government-run single sign-on.
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2026-01-16Ian Fleming
Lawmakers in Washington are once again focusing on kids, screens, and mental health. But according to Congress, Big Tech is somehow both the problem and the solution. The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing today on “examining the effect of technology on America’s youth.”
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2026-01-13Ian Fleming
In the wake of the abandoning of digital ID registration for anyone seeking employment, individuals will be able to choose from a range of digital verification options, including biometric passports, government login services and approved identity‑verification apps.
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2026-01-04Ian Fleming
The UK Labour government is considering assigning digital identities to newborn babies as part of its broader digital ID programme, according to reports of private ministerial discussions. The idea, described by critics as a “cradle-to-grave” surveillance system, has led to a fierce backlash, with opponents accusing ministers of overreach and lacking public mandate.
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2026-01-01Per Henrikson
To streamline the process of data deletion, the California government has introduced a new platform called the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP). This platform was developed by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and officially launched at the end of 2025, with full functionality starting on January 1st, 2026.
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2025-12-31Ian Fleming
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Wednesday that the state has joined a 29-state brief defending Virginia's social media age verification law, arguing that the first amendment does not shield companies like Meta from accountability.
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2025-12-28Ian Fleming
On December 26, Niger’s Council of Ministers approved a new decree introducing biometric national identity cards and electronic passports under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). | Business Insider Africa
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2025-12-18Ian Fleming
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it will limit the use of photographs for secure immigration documents to those taken within the past USCIS announced it will limit the use of photographs for secure immigration documents to those taken within the past three years, effective immediately.
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