The company is also making changes to its verification requirements following criticism from the app developer community.

A global rollout of the policy is planned from 2027 onward. Developers must provide personal details and may need to submit a government ID. Change mainly impacts those distributing apps outside ...

Folks in Missouri now need to prove they are 18 or older to access content deemed “harmful for minors” online. Missouri’s age ...

In a new framework policy proposal, Google lays out its ideas for protecting children online. Interestingly, Google says identity and age verification systems for this purpose can be “unnecessary.” ...

Google is rolling out a privacy-focused upgrade to its Wallet service that uses zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology for age verification, per a release. The company said that the dating app Bumble, ...

Holiday flyers can now use Apple and Google passport-based digital IDs at select TSA checkpoints, tapping phones or watches ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The identity verification space is evolving rapidly, with digital wallets and verifiable ...

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X appears to be working on new ID verification features several months after rampant impersonation temporarily derailed the company’s paid verification plans. The platform is now working on an ...