Bahrain MPs Pass Bill Letting Private Firms Run Digital ID Services
Bahrain’s MPs have passed a government-drafted bill that would allow private firms to run some or all of the kingdom’s digital ID services, while the state…
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Romanian Senate Passes Under-15 Social Media Ban With Mandatory Age Verification
Romania’s Senate has adopted a bill that would bar children under 15 from using online social networks and require platforms to verify users’ ages with methods…
New York Law Requires Age Verification Before AI Chatbots Offer Restricted Features
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a law that bars companies from offering a set of AI chatbot features to minors and requires them to verify users’…
Vietnam Tables Draft Electronic Identification Law Banning Fake Biometrics
Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security, Lương Tam Quang, has presented a draft Law on Electronic Identification and Authentication to the National Assembly. The…
Mexican Senate Passes Digital Economy Law Recognizing CURP Digital for Financial Services
Mexico’s Senate has approved the Digital Economy Law for Digital and Electronic Payments, which recognizes the CURP Digital and a new Citizen Digital File…
New Jersey Committee Advances Bill Limiting Face Matches in Arrest Warrants
A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced legislation that would prevent police from relying solely on a facial recognition match to establish probable…
New York City Biometric Scanning Ban Wins Council Majority
A bill barring businesses open to the public from scanning customers’ faces has reached 28 Council co-sponsors and won Mamdani administration backing.
Portugal’s Judiciary Police Director Calls for Standalone Digital Identity Theft Criminal Offence
Carlos Cabreiro, National Director of Portugal’s Judiciary Police (Polícia Judiciária), testified before the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic on May 6,…
Jordan Passes Law Making Digital ID Mandatory Across All Sectors
Jordan’s parliament passed a law on April 13 making digital ID mandatory across all public services, formalizing the Sanad app as the national platform.
Alabama Bill Would Authorize Optional Mobile Driver’s License and Digital State ID
An Alabama House bill would authorize the state to issue an optional mobile driver’s license and digital state identification credential, creating a legal…