On the face of it, digital identities would solve a broad range of problems by authenticating people online, minimizing fraud, criminality, and fake accounts. The reality might be rather different, ...

In the evolving world of identity verification, few terms are as widely used or as broadly misunderstood as digital ID. For some, it means a secure login for accessing public services. For others, ...

Solomon Adote, Delaware’s chief security officer, says the state is developing an identity system that will give residents more control over their personal data. In one universe, the future of digital ...

The evolution of identity security has been a constant race against increasingly sophisticated threats. For example, two-factor authentication (2FA) can be traced back to 1995 when AT&T developed a ...

Since the invention of the passport in the early 20th century, identity verification has become a necessity for any person on the planet who wishes to access almost any product or service, as well as ...

At the end of June, the Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional political agreement on the core elements of a new framework for a European digital identity ...

NIST has a new draft out of a long-awaited update to its digital identity guidelines. Published Wednesday, the standards contain “foundational process and technical requirements” for digital identity, ...

Policymakers want citizens to use single digital IDs – supposedly for their benefit. But is it as simple as the evangelists make out? We all have digital identities online – dozens of different ...

For example, 72 percent of links to content from 1998 are dead and according to Pew Research, about 40 percent of links die after a decade. Digital decay is a feature of the internet; there are no ...

In the Visa Flexible Credential, has the payments industry found its ultimately secure identity solution? New ways to use technology, changing consumer preferences, and comfort with digital payments ...

In the context of cryptocurrencies, digital identity management refers to the safe handling and authentication of user identities within blockchain networks. Since cryptocurrencies are anonymous and ...