Spain kicks off pilot for decentralised digital ID and verifiable credentials in higher education
A leading decentralised identity management technology provider, Gataca, has been appointed by the Spanish Royal Mint (FNMT) as the technology partner to implement Self-Sovereign Identity technology in an innovative pilot in collaboration with Spanish universities....
mDLs in Georgia improve accessibility for disabled citizens
The migration of driver’s licenses and IDs to Google smartphones is improving inclusion in Georgia. People who suffer with mobility problems and cannot visit a physical centre to collect their state-issued ID can access more secure mobile ID to prove their identity....
Fintech startup’s decentralised ID platform selected by BoE for potential digital pound endeavour
Fintech startup, Nuggets, is a decentralised identity and payment infused platform acting as a reusable, interoperable ID. It serves bank customers tapping the digital currency market, recently announcing it will be working with the Bank of England to create a privacy and identity layer for a digital pound. The platform will be leveraged in enhancing a new age of bank-enabled transactions using digital currency such as bitcoin and crypto, and a...
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Book now for Identity Week America 2023 – on this 4th July!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGz-UdUFBzg It’s 4 July - the biggest national holiday in the U.S! It focuses America into sharper view as one of the most competitive identity markets globally, which has produced top-class identity solutions to demanding...
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Modern airline retail programmes are freeing consumer travel experiences from legacy systems and technologies and paper orientated checks. Even the most enduring travel document - the passport - is open to being reviewed by the industry and turned into a virtual...
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SonicBee 2023 Survey Report: The State of the EU Digital Identity Wallet
Sonicbee, in collaboration with Identity Week, released The 2023 Survey Report: The State of the EU Digital Identity Wallet (aka eIDAS2.0). Turned into an interactive seminar at Identity Week Europe in June, the findings gauged the broad industry's attitudes towards...
Virginia passes age verification law
Dubbed the "porn passport", Virginia has passed age verification into law for under 18 year olds viewing pornography websites. The legislation was adopted on July 1, 2023 stipulating that users in the state of Virginia must now follow Louisiana in proving they are...
Viky Manaila, Cloud Signature Consortium: Developing own standards for digital signatures
https://youtu.be/p5c1k_m5AkY Viky Manaila was among a vast ecosystem of identity managers and visionary experts at Identity Week Europe 2023, on behalf of the Cloud Signature Consortium. The Consortium has developed standards with an open source license for...
Tax Authorities in India to introduce biometric authentication and geo-tagging
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Digital Government Act, Netherlands to come into force on July 1, 2023
As of 1 July, 2023, the Digital Government Act in the Netherlands will be implemented. Healthcare and educational organisations will be tied to stricter compliance rules over their digital onboarding processes to log into government services. The Netherlands, like...
Regulation validated for mandatory fingerprint images in German ID Cards
The mandatory collection of fingerprint images in the chip of German ID cards is valid, says Advocate General Medina who points out that the regulation facilitates the free movement of EU citizens within the Member States. Advocate General Medina revisited the...
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EU Commission’s report on monitoring state of Intellectual Property Rights in third countries
With 'priority countries' flagged for immediate attention, The European Commission wants to settle concern around the state of protection for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and enforcement for anti-counterfeiting security. The report reveals that China raises the...
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Book now for Identity Week America 2023 – on this 4th July!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGz-UdUFBzg It’s 4 July - the biggest national holiday in the U.S! It focuses America into sharper view as one of the most competitive identity markets globally, which has produced top-class identity solutions to demanding...
Regulation validated for mandatory fingerprint images in German ID Cards
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Rolando Kattán: Honduras, UNDP partnership over electoral registration in the Cloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd9MknrVlZA The civil voter registry in Honduras has just completed migration of 6 million citizens into the cloud registration database with biometric enrolment. Honduras validates the population in two ways, when delivering the...
Biden-Harris administration instates NIST public working group on AI
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Book now for Identity Week America 2023 – on this 4th July!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGz-UdUFBzg It’s 4 July - the biggest national holiday in the U.S! It focuses America into sharper view as one of the most competitive identity markets globally, which has produced top-class identity solutions to demanding...
Pristina Airport, Amadeus partnership boosted to modernise cloud data systems
Modern airline retail programmes are freeing consumer travel experiences from legacy systems and technologies and paper orientated checks. Even the most enduring travel document - the passport - is open to being reviewed by the industry and turned into a virtual...
Virginia passes age verification law
Dubbed the "porn passport", Virginia has passed age verification into law for under 18 year olds viewing pornography websites. The legislation was adopted on July 1, 2023 stipulating that users in the state of Virginia must now follow Louisiana in proving they are...
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Fintech startup’s decentralised ID platform selected by BoE for potential digital pound endeavour
Fintech startup, Nuggets, is a decentralised identity and payment infused platform acting as a reusable, interoperable ID. It serves bank customers tapping the digital currency market, recently announcing it will be working with the Bank of England to create a privacy...
Spain kicks off pilot for decentralised digital ID and verifiable credentials in higher education
A leading decentralised identity management technology provider, Gataca, has been appointed by the Spanish Royal Mint (FNMT) as the technology partner to implement Self-Sovereign Identity technology in an innovative pilot in collaboration with Spanish universities....
mDLs in Georgia improve accessibility for disabled citizens
The migration of driver’s licenses and IDs to Google smartphones is improving inclusion in Georgia. People who suffer with mobility problems and cannot visit a physical centre to collect their state-issued ID can access more secure mobile ID to prove their identity....
Decentralised identity and access management: A new era of digital privacy and control
By Gal Helemski, CTO and Co-Founder of PlainID The digital age has brought about a growing need for enhanced privacy and control over personal data. Existing methods of securing personal data have, time and again, proved themselves vulnerable to the growing...
Regulators launch another probe into Meta’s data use
Facebook-owner Meta Group has been stopped again from using data at its own discretion to reach astronomical growth in the tech industry. Facebook's use of personal data has been probed before when it began targeting personalised marketing and advertising campaigns. ...
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