2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (297+ words) Malatsi made the declaration recently in a Q&A response when asked if the government was considering any such measure as seen in countries like Australia, where a social media age verification regime is in place. “No. There is currently…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (392+ words) Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the process to authenticate academic certificates has been fully digitalized, capping several months of coordinated work to get that done. The reform comes as digital credential verification is gaining momentum around the…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (410+ words) Hopae and Saudi Arabia’s Technology Control Company (TCC) have partnered to bring cross-border electronic identity verification to the Kingdom, allowing government agencies and enterprises to verify users with more than 70 government-issued digital identities and wallets through Hopae Connect. Officials say…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1312+ words) A government can require its sensitive data to stay within national borders. It can require that data to be encrypted. It can even insist that the servers processing it remain inside the country. And yet, European governments are increasingly asking…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (438+ words) A national drive has kicked off in South Korea to kick out scammy digital IDs. The major telecom operators SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have jointly launched a nationwide campaign to promote secure QR verification for PASS mobile ID…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (369+ words) New biometric scanners will be deployed for upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in an attempt to cut down on illegal voting practices. According to a government release, the scanners are to be tested and delivered in phases, with the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (333+ words) As countries across Asia develop age assurance policies and schemes, the region is serving to illustrate the many possible branches that an online safety regulation could follow in achieving its goals, and the risks that come with certain approaches. Now,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1333+ words) Twenty-five years after the 9/11 Commission called for a biometric system capable of tracking foreign nationals entering and leaving the U.S., the House Intelligence Committee says the government still has not finished the job and is urging Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (905+ words) Is this it? Could it actually be happening? Is the UK government actually now preparing to sign the amendment to the Mandatory Licensing Conditions, allowing people to use digital ID to prove their age when buying alcohol? The Age Check…...