Members of Parliament (MPs) from the ruling Conservative party are spearheading an investigation into a deeply controversial, government-backed digital identity scheme. The UK’s digital identity landscape is now very much in the spotlight. This questioning comes amidst rising concerns over the security and privacy of the Gov.uk One Login system....
The Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA) could become law in just a month’s time. This bill is a welcome sign of greater clarity in the UK government’s overall direction on digital identity and data management. The bill has answered seven fundamental questions as to whether the government is using...
Forewarn, an identity verification and risk assessment company. It’s helping New Jersey real estate agents by equipping them with robust tools to verify identities of clients and conduct property buyer criminal history checks. Forewarn, a subsidiary of the analytics company Red Violet, is shaking things up in the real estate...
VERA and cheqd are excited to be working together to bring safe, portable, verifiable digital identities to businesses across Africa. The new partnership will work to create a more equitable digital economy, starting with Africa. Importantly, it further sets a foundation for cross-border interoperability with the EU, US, and UK.Invoice...
Institutions across Europe are shifting from experimentation to implementation of stablecoins, fueled by the clarity provided by the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. With regulatory certainty, stablecoins are more attractive. With a clear regulatory framework, stablecoins are more attractive to issuers. Their competitive advantages are leaving them a leading adoption...
The United States’ continued, extravagant dependence on the Social Security Number (SSN), a 90-year-old identifier has become dangerous. The SSN has become a linchpin in protecting the digital existence of 330 million Americans. It operates in concert with other major credit bureaus, despite well-documented security vulnerabilities.SSNs were never designed to...
T-Mobile has adopted CLEAR’s state-of-the-art biometric security system to strengthen its identity verification capabilities. This change improves security for staff and crew members. It adds a biometric, fast, secure and scalable multi-factor authentication (MFA) security layer to T-Mobile’s end-to-end operations. The collaboration introduces CLEAR1, CLEAR's identity platform for enterprises, to...
Governments across the globe are facing these same existential challenges in verifying identities amidst a shifting and evolving digital environment. Traditional approaches are losing ground to more advanced online misinformation. Governments have so far retained the ultimate power to establish an individual’s identity against biometrics like birth certificates and passports....
Apple too appears to be preparing to roll out more robust digital wallet offerings with the forthcoming iOS 26. Subsequent releases are set to add support for digital identity and travel credentialing. The new changes are in line with global best practices in interoperability, providing users with a more seamless...
One contract awarded to Leeds-based firm Hippo Digital raises new questions about the evolving use of digital identity systems. Their mission is to change the MoD’s digital life better environment identity. This deal follows on the heels of a significant investment by European private equity firm Exponent. In all, it...
The cryptocurrency industry is currently going through a deep paradigm shift. Regulatory clarity is growing, enforcement actions are changing, and institutional interest is increasing. Recent developments across the globe signal a maturing market, with jurisdictions refining their approaches to digital assets and seeking to balance innovation with risk management. Read...
Remember the early days of the internet? Wild West, right? That’s how DeFi seemed just a few years ago. “Rug pulls” started entering the broader crypto lexicon. That’s starting to change and for the better. We know regulation can be a buzzkill but it’s the only way to find out...
The crypto world loves a good narrative, and Humanity Protocol's H token is dripping with one: a fairdrop revolution. Yet the promise is unmistakable. We will fight to reclaim airdrops from the arms of the bot armies and restore them to actual, live human beings. The method? Palm scans. Yes,...
A billion-dollar valuation for the ability to palm scan? No joke. While everyone’s chasing the next crypto unicorn, I can’t shake the feeling we're blindly galloping towards a future where our bodies are the ultimate key – and the ultimate target. Humanity Protocol’s H token has skyrocketed, partially fueled by...
It’s that same sort of exuberance you felt when you first heard about the metaverse. The fulfillment of digital utopia, being in touch with everyone on planet Earth through expansive online metaverses, creating prosperous virtual societies? It sounded revolutionary. Now, look at Horizon Worlds. Clunky avatars, digital tumbleweeds, and a...
Zuckerberg wants AGI. Personal superintelligence, he calls it. An AI that essentially runs your life. Sounds convenient, right? Maybe. But let's be brutally honest: entrusting the keys to your existence to a single, centralized entity – especially one with Zuckerberg's track record – is a recipe for disaster. Well, it’s...
Just as Mark Zuckerberg made headlines with a big pivot to the now overly-hyped Metaverse, he’s undertaking another big pivot. He’s recently been exploring the thrilling worlds of AI and AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). After the hype and billions of dollars, Meta’s Metaverse projects—especially Horizon Worlds—have found difficulty in attracting...
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, is currently navigating a complex path, attempting to redefine his public image and position himself as a leading figure in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence. Zuckerberg has made no secret of his desire to see Meta take the lead in artificial general intelligence (AGI)....
