France Passes Under-15 Social Media Ban With Age-Check Details Unresolved
France has approved legislation barring children under 15 from accessing online social networks, creating an enforcement challenge whose technical details…
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OneSpan Announces Unified DigipassONE Authentication Platform
OneSpan has introduced DigipassONE, a platform that brings authentication, transaction signing, application protection, analytics and digital credentials under…
US Lawmaker Seeks Government-Wide Audit of IDEMIA Identity Contracts
US Representative Josh Gottheimer has asked two federal agencies to conduct a government-wide audit of IDEMIA’s identity-system contracts, citing concerns…
Albania Opens €2.4 Million Tender for Police Biometric Center
Albania’s Centralized Purchasing Operator has opened a tender worth approximately €2.4 million for a new police biometric identification center. The planned…
EU Registers Citizens’ Initiative Opposing Mandatory Digital ID and Age Checks
The European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative seeking to keep digital identity and age-verification systems voluntary,…
Thames Valley Police Plans Fourth Slough Facial Recognition Deployment of 2026
Thames Valley Police has scheduled a live facial recognition deployment on Slough High Street for July 23, continuing its repeated use of the technology in the…
SwiftConnect Acquires HID SAFE to Combine Mobile Access With Identity Governance
SwiftConnect has agreed to acquire HID’s Workforce Business Unit, including the HID SAFE physical identity and access governance platform. The transaction will…
human.tech Launches Zero-Knowledge Identity and Compliance SDK for Aztec
human.tech has released Clean SDK, a software development kit that adds zero-knowledge identity verification, sanctions screening and private transactions to…
Tayabas Connects City Services to Philippines National ID Authentication
The City Government of Tayabas has connected its municipal digital-service platform to the Philippines’ National ID Authentication System, becoming the first…
Indonesia Reports 9.3 Million Biometric SIM Registrations
Indonesia has recorded 9.3 million biometric SIM registrations from January through July 2026 as the country shifts new mobile subscriptions to facial…