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Papua New Guinea to ban social media for youth, require age verification for adults

2024-12-03 Per Henrikson

European Commission Sets Standards for Cross-Border Digital Identity Wallets

2024-12-01 Per Henrikson

Ofcom warns social media platforms to use stricter age verification or face penalties

2024-11-30 Per Henrikson

EC Adopts Technical Standards for EU Digital Identity Wallets

2024-11-30 Per Henrikson

The European Commission (EC) has adopted technical standards for cross-border European Digital Identity Wallets in the EU.

Social media companies won’t be able to compel people to provide digital or government-issued ID to verify age

2024-11-27 Per Henrikson

Big tech platforms won’t be able to compel people to provide digital ID or government-issued identification documents such as a passport, when verifying age for social media accounts.

The UK Government unveiled a pre-release of its Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (gamma 0.4)

2024-11-26 Per Henrikson

Once accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) are ready, the framework will be finalized without changes to its current requirements.

Meta calls for EU regulation on age verification

2024-11-26 Per Henrikson

Age verification should happen at the operating system or app store level, Meta said.

Bermuda seeks feedback on licensing framework for digital ID service providers

2024-11-26 Per Henrikson

The BMA has published a consultation paper seeking feedback on a proposed legal framework for the licensing and supervision of service providers.

Australia's Pioneering Social Media Ban for Under-16s

2024-11-25 Per Henrikson

Australia plans a world-first ban on under-16s using social media, requiring platforms to destroy age-verification data. The move affects companies like Meta and TikTok, with strict privacy measures and no exemptions for parental consent. Non-compliance may result in fines of up to $32 million.

Social media companies in Australia will face $50m fines for breaching age verification laws

2024-11-20 Per Henrikson

Social media companies will be threatened with up to $50 million fines for systematically breaching age verification laws, under an Albanese Government plan to ban under 16s from the platforms. Source: ABC News.

France Blocks Major Porn Sites in Landmark Move To Protect Minors

2024-11-20 Per Henrikson

French courts are intensifying efforts to enforce strict age verification measures on adult content platforms.

New York State Mandates MFA and Biometric Authentication in New AI Cybersecurity Guidance

2024-11-19 Per Henrikson

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance emphasizing the importance of multi-factor authentication (MFA) and biometric authentication in mitigating cybersecurity risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI). This guidance comes amid growing concerns about AI-enabled fraud, following recent warnings from FinCEN about the rising threat of deepfake media fraud.

Papua New Guinea to ban social media for youth, require age verification for adults

European Commission Sets Standards for Cross-Border Digital Identity Wallets

Ofcom warns social media platforms to use stricter age verification or face penalties

EC Adopts Technical Standards for EU Digital Identity Wallets

Social media companies won’t be able to compel people to provide digital or government-issued ID to verify age

The UK Government unveiled a pre-release of its Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (gamma 0.4)

Meta calls for EU regulation on age verification

Bermuda seeks feedback on licensing framework for digital ID service providers

Australia's Pioneering Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Social media companies in Australia will face $50m fines for breaching age verification laws

France Blocks Major Porn Sites in Landmark Move To Protect Minors

New York State Mandates MFA and Biometric Authentication in New AI Cybersecurity Guidance

Trustly, a provider of Pay by Bank solutions, has rolled out Trustly ID biometrics across Europe

World Chess rolls out instant FIDE ID Verification, with Stripe Identity's technology

Trust Stamp Denmark Joins Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV

Trust Stamp Denmark Joins Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV

Trust Stamp Denmark Joins Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV