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Join us next week at Identity Week Europe 2026! 4000+ global identity leaders have booked their tickets! Don't miss this chance to join this global identity community for FREE! The event is less than one week away, we have finalised our agenda and sold out the floor,...
Public trust must be restored if the UK government’s digital ID plans are to be saved
The government’s plans for a digital ID have shifted from a mandatory policy to a damage-control effort aimed at winning back the trust of the British public. This widespread unpopularity stems from deep privacy concerns and a lack of standard public consultation -...
Tech in Gov 2027: Solving government needs for digital public transformation
By now, the news is out that Tech in Gov will launch with Identity Week Europe in 2027, creating a dedicated space to invest in the government’s digital public transformation. In addition to discussing onboarding challenges and state identity programmes, the...
Poland supports ban of “addictive” mobile phones
“Our goal is to protect children” Poland’s Prime Minister has come out supporting a ban of “addictive” mobile phones in primary schools, which are causing serious consequences for the development of young people’s brains. The proposed ban would come into effect at...
Identity Week Europe 2026: IOM Sri Lanka to present comprehensive document verification solutions programme
Chameera De Silva, Head of Operations & Migrant Services at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Sri Lanka, at Identity Week Europe 2026 will present IOM’s flagship Document Verification Solutions Program—a comprehensive, multi-methodology approach...
Debate in Westminster gets underway to improve the UK visa system
A debate to improve the UK’s visa system is going ahead in Westminster today, led by MP Blake Stephenson. In a report, published in March, Stephenson concluded the system was entirely “unfit” for purpose with legal migration “out of control”. The government is...
Denmark launches official digital identity wallet “AltID”
Danish citizens have been granted control to verify themselves digitally and prove their age via the official new ID app, AltID. AltID is not expected to replace Denmark’s landscape of digital public tools such as MitID, Rejsekort, or the digital health card, but it...
Doors open one week today! Get your Free All Access Pass… 🚀
We are exactly one week away from Identity Week Europe kicking off at the RAI in Amsterdam. The agenda is locked in, the exhibition floor is sold out, and thousands of identity professionals from across the identity ecosystem are heading over to network and see the...
Notorious ShinyHunters publish stolen data after ransom negotiations break down
The notorious cybercriminal syndicate ShinyHunters has published a massive trove of stolen data belonging to Charter Communications, following an apparent breakdown in ransom negotiations. The threat actors announced the leak on their dark web leak site, claiming they...
Home Office contract for facial recognition tool to verify ages of asylum seekers
A contract has been awarded by the UK Home Office to implement AI facial recognition to support officers on the ground with verifying the ages of asylum seekers, where they can’t present documentation. The plans have sparked controversy amid tensions around the...
Entrust CEO Tony Ball to deliver keynote at Identity Week Europe 2026
· Entrust CEO Tony Ball will deliver a keynote at Identity Week Europe 2026, addressing how organizations must rethink identity security as AI-driven fraud and cyberattacks escalate. · The keynote will explore designing trust into digital interactions across...
Arizona becomes first state to put vehicle registrations in a digital wallet
Arizona is among the first states in the country to transition beyond the digital driver licence (mDL) into full-fledged mobile vehicle documentation, officially updating its proprietary Arizona Wallet app. They have allowed residents to upload and store their...
Thailand digitalises border management with Cloud-Native THIM App
The Thailand Immigration Bureau, in a joint venture with tech firm Digital Identity Co, has officially unveiled the Thailand Immigration Management System. Built entirely on Amazon Web Services infrastructure, the country’s first integrated immigration mobile and web...
How interoperability of EES and ETIAS is designed to create a comprehensive view of traveller movement
https://youtu.be/c-ZwRuOncLE Before the delivery of the Entry/Exit System, the deadline kept being pushed back to address technical challenges and interoperability with existing infrastructure. In this interview from 2023, Uku Sarekanno, Deputy Executive...
ROC achieves #1 global identification accuracy in NIST FRIF fingerprint evaluation for national ID and border control applications
Rank One Computing, a Gold Sponsor at Identity Week America 2026, has announced its technical achievement as the top tier performer across the full set of accuracy benchmarks in the NIST Friction Ridge Image and Features Technology Evaluation Exemplar One-to-Many...
Hopae and IDENTT partner to bring government-backed eID verification to AML-regulated onboarding
Hopae, the global digital identity hub, today announced a partnership with IDENTT, a leader in the Polish identity verification market. This partnership pairs IDENTT’s established capabilities in identity verification, eIDAS 2.0 and AML-compliant onboarding with Hopae...
40% of autonomous AI agents could face demotion, according to Gartner report
40% of autonomous AI agents could face demotion, a rollback in autonomy and operational scope, by 2027, according to a Gartner prediction. The Gartner report argues that AI agents face a risk as the gap between what they promise and execute widens, leading to high...
Doors open 2 weeks today! Time to get ready for the event…
Two weeks today, the world's brightest minds in the identity sector are converging at the RAI, Amsterdam for Identity Week Europe 2026. Here is what to expect with your ticket: The full exhibition floor: discover next-generation secure credentials, authentication, and...
PNG announces drafting Verifiable Credentials Bill
The Ministry of ICT in Papua New Guinea has announced drafting a new Digital Identity and Verifiable Credentials Bill, following the endorsement of the National Digital ID Policy. ICT Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr announced the development in a statement, saying the...
Tech platforms told to use detection technology to stop circulation of illegal intimate images online, under updated Ofcom Codes
The UK’s online regulator is tightening its rules on the spread of illegal intimate imagery, with strict guidance expected to push digital platforms to adopt stronger detection technologies. Under strengthened Illegal Content Codes of Practice being developed by...
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