Communications of the ACM

Verification Systems Face an Identity Crisis

Verification challenges are rooted in the open nature of the Internet. “There’s no intrinsic way to verify who you are when ...

You Can Now Easily Verify Your Android Contacts' Identities

Android System Key Verifier has actually been available as a separate app before. Now, right from the Messages app, you and a ...
businessrecord

ID.me will be required for unemployment claims beginning April 1

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has announced a successful testing period for the ID.me verification method used in the state’s unemployment system. ID.me will become the requirement for all ...
Columbus Dispatch

Bluesky to verify ages under Ohio pornography ID law. Here's when the law takes effect

Ohio legislators tucked the new porn ID law into the state's two-year budget that was approved in June 2025 after attempts to pass a porn ID bill in past years had failed. The new law takes effect on ...
GiveMeSport

Matt Le Tissier Posts Viral Tweet Reacting to Keir Starmer UK Digital ID Scheme

Robin Mumford is a features writer for GiveMeSport. He joined in April 2024, having previously worked at VAVEL as Deputy Editor-in-Chief, where he produced a variety of content, including pieces from ...
Belfast Live

Labour Unveils Digital ID Card System to Tackle UK Immigration Crisis

Every adult across Britain will be required to carry digital identification cards under Labour's new strategy to combat illegal immigration. The Prime Minister is set to approve the scheme on Friday, ...
Dexerto

LosPollosTV threatens lawsuit against U-Haul alleging worker leaked his ID verification photo

Popular Kick streamer LosPollosTV has hinted at suing vehicle rental service U-Haul, claiming one of the company’s workers leaked the photo that he used to verify his identity. However, one of these ...
Ars Technica

ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced plans to develop an automated age-prediction system that will determine whether ChatGPT users are over or under 18, automatically directing younger users to a restricted ...
Columbus Dispatch

Ohio's porn ID, age verification law takes effect soon. What to know about the change

A new Ohio law will require pornography websites to verify the age of their users starting on Sept. 30, 2025. Websites must use a third-party service to confirm users are at least 18 by checking photo ...
HousingWire

First American adds Intellicheck ID verification to fraud prevention tools

First American Title is upping the ante when it comes to fraud prevention. On Monday, the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation announced it was broadening its suite of fraud ...
SiliconANGLE

Identity verification startup ID.me raises $340M at $2B valuation

ID.me LLC has raised $340 million in equity and debt financing to speed up its growth efforts. The McLean, Virginia-based identity verification provider announced the deal on Wednesday. The equity ...