Legal

Mandatory identity verification for UK companies goes live, giving rise to a "Ghost Director" phenomena

2025-11-18 Ian Fleming

U.S. lawmakers are proposing VPN bans to enforce age verification on adult sites

2025-11-15 Ian Fleming

Thailand brings in stronger ID verification measures to curb identity theft, fraud

2025-11-12 Ian Fleming

Italy and Australia are about to enforce age verification

2025-11-08 Per Henrikson

The scope of what is considered "adult content" has no doubt encouraged interest in VPNs, as dating sites, social media platforms, and even Spotify have introduced some kind of verification requirements.

AI, deepfakes and the burden of proof for digital evidence in litigation

2025-11-05 Per Henrikson

The courtroom was an inevitable target. In September 2025, the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda was forced to impose terminating sanctions in Mendones, et al v Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., et al (Case No. 23CV028772) after finding that a video submitted as evidence by the plaintiffs was fabricated using artificial intelligence (AI), and then submitted as an authentic recording.

DHS proposes biometrics expansion for immigrants, dropping age restrictions and requiring biometrics from some US citizens

2025-11-04 Ian Fleming

A new DHS regulatory proposal would allow CBP and ICE to collect biometrics from children under the age of 14.

Mashable: All the states and countries that have age-verification laws (so far)

2025-11-03 Per Henrikson

Age-verification laws have swept the world in recent years. These rules, also known as age assurance or age checks, often require websites that contain a certain (or any) amount of explicit content to confirm that users are over 18.

Russia Plans Biometric ID for Online Age Checks

2025-11-02 Ian Fleming

By merging digital identity with moral policing, Russia edges closer to an internet where every click carries a name.

Italy to launch age verification system for porn sites

2025-11-01 Ian Fleming

The move will take effect from 12 November and is aimed at preventing minors from accessing pornography online, in line with the European Digital Service Act to protect minors. AGCOM published an initial list of around 50 websites which will be subject to the stringent new rules, including well-known sites such as PornHub, YourPorn and OnlyFans, with the list set to be updated over time.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to extend AML supervision to lawyers, accountants, and TCSPs

2025-10-30 Ian Fleming

The move follows FATF’s identification of these professions as key vulnerabilities. The move broadens the AML perimeter beyond financial institutions, urging both banks and service providers to tighten due diligence, monitoring, and governance controls.

Criminal complaint against facial recognition company Clearview AI by the Austrian privacy organization noyb

2025-10-30 Per Henrikson

The complaint alleges that the company is engaged in ongoing illegal biometric data processing and has not complied with previous EU enforcement actions.

Senators propose banning teens from using AI chatbots

2025-10-28 Ian Fleming

A pair of senators has proposed legislation that would require AI companies to verify the age of people who use their chatbots, while banning children under 18.