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Greece bans social media under 15, UK campaigners debate lower age to be raised in House of Lords
MPs in the UK are being urged to listen to campaigners to raise the age for social media accounts to 16. Described as a public health emergency to protect our children, Greece has listened to the urgent appeals, officially banning social media access for under-15s. To...
Aware delivers high-security liveness with a frictionless user experience in DHS evaluation
Aware, a leader in biometric identity and authentication solutions, has achieved a strong performance in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR) Track 3. Awarded this ranking, Aware demonstrates a proficiency in liveness...
200 speakers announced for the worlds largest identity event…
The programme for Identity Week Europe 2026 is nearly ready, with over 200 speakers already confirmed! Book your Free All Access Pass today! The lineup brings together leaders from across government, banking, technology, cybersecurity, and digital identity, sharing...
Support for extending voluntary rules
MEPs have voted in favour of extending an exemption to privacy legislation, allowing companies to voluntarily detect and report child sexual abuse material on their platforms. The ePrivacy Directive is due to expire on 3 April; however, MEPs say the voluntary measures...
Unauthorised access reported in Ministry of Finance systems
Hackers have targeted “primary processes” at the Dutch Ministry of Finance, creating uncertainty over how much employee personal data may have been compromised. The affected systems support a number of ministry functions. Since the unauthorised access was detected, an...
Procivis to deliver Lithuanian EU digital identity wallet sandbox
Swiss provider playing a key role in the digital identity ecosystem has won the contract to provide Lithuania’s end-to-end Digital Identity Wallet sandbox. Selected by the agency for digitalisation, Procivis will build a national testbed for digital ID use cases and...
Stephen Chapman praises UK passport system, calls for international standards to support national systems
https://youtu.be/XoFdgGwrqXY In this interview with travel document expert, Stephen Chapman, he highlights the fraud and borders control trends that lead advances in ID document design. Stephen will be joining Identity Week Europe in June as a member of our...
FIDO launches digital credentials initiative seeking standards alignment
Usually promoting passkey usage for user authentication, the FIDO Alliance is leading an initiative to accelerate digital credentials and identity wallets. The Alliance drives a dialogue uniting the industry around how passkeys work and their advantages over...
Attack path management: Why identity has become the primary security battleground
Jared Atkinson, CTO at SpecterOps For years, defenders have focused on stopping an initial breach. Firewalls, endpoint tools, and phishing controls all aimed to keep attackers out. But that model no longer reflects how most modern intrusions occur. In fact, getting...
Telefónica Tech promotes digital identity management in the insurance sector in Spain
The telecoms and insurance sectors have partnered to create a single digital identity for unified access across different companies. Telefonica Tech is strengthening cybersecurity with digital identity, as well as offering services for cloud IoT, big data and...
From login to ledger: Identity’s new role in payment trust
By Christina Hulka, Executive Director, Secure Technology Alliance Identity leaders have spent the last few years redefining what “sign-in” really means. Authentication is no longer a front-door step that happens once, then fades into the background. It is...
JFK Airport deploys EPP for biometric travel with iProov, CBP
The New Terminal One at JFK International Airport is funding a biometrics programme launching Enhanced Passenger Processing, with the support of iProov who have been selected as a leading provider in passenger identity technology. The solution has been developed in...
The legitimacy of trading partners assessed through Legal Entity Identifiers
https://youtu.be/_g_KrSWLl8I Digital identity has created unparalleled opportunities for businesses to trust and be trusted. With this topic extensively covered at Identity Week Europe, Ivan Marin, Business Development Lead at GLEIF, spoke to us about the foundation’s...
Long airport queues at 35% EES rollout
During peak travel periods, long queues have formed at several European airports - among the 10% that have implemented the EES system, introduced last October. The rollout of the biometric border system has faced challenges, failing to fully streamline travel, and so...
Portugal is first to adopt Business Wallet, boosting its competitiveness
The Portuguese Prime Minister has said that companies must not be “obliged to give the administration what the administration already has” in relation to the Business Wallet, designed to simplify interaction between businesses and the state. The wallet helps to...
Retailer Bunnings given the greenlight over biometric tools
Retailer Bunnings wins a ruling justifying the use of high-tech biometric tools to combat rising rates of shoplifting and staff abuse. The landmark ruling supports Bunnings in capturing facial data using the technology, which has been deployed across other retail...
BSI publishes global framework for trustworthy age assurance
The issue of youth protection on the internet, in particular on social media sites, has magnified supporting regulation. BSI will be issuing a new international framework to support age assurance technologies, and its research suggests almost half of youths would...
Banking, payments & digital identity take centre stage in 2026!
Banking, payments, and financial services are at the heart of Identity Week Europe 2026. Across two days, explore how digital identity is transforming financial services, from remote onboarding and frictionless KYC to AML automation, digital wallets, Zero Trust...
Bumble data leaked to dark web site
ShinyHunters, a known cyber hacking group, allegedly added 30GB of data stolen from Bumble to its dark website on January 29, infiltrating the company’s Google Drive and Slack channels. The attackers claimed it was easy to orchestrate the attack by compromising cloud...
Vietnam grasps cybersecurity directive, Philippines drops ID verification plans
Australia, who toughened their social media rules, showing they won’t cave to big tech companies over the safety of children, have led the need for mandatory verification across the world. Vietnam has indicated plans to bolster cybersecurity, data security and enforce...
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