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, ...

Critics and supporters of digital ID are honing their arguments for the government’s consultation – but it’s the public that will decide. How should you choose?

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 ...

The World Bank reports that 1 billion people across the globe can't prove their identity. This creates a variety of problems for citizens when it comes to accessing digital services. As one possible ...

The internet is changing. The era of Web 2, dominated by big tech, social media, streaming, and subscription-based service models, is quickly fading away and giving rise to Web 3. Ownership and ...

Systems like digital IDs, payments rails and data exchange layers should be treated like traditional infrastructure. The IMF cites India as a real-world case.

In today’s digital age, most consumers have some form of digital identity. Whether it’s a social media profile, gamer tag or online banking credentials, digital identities have become an integral part ...

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 ...

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 ...

Edward Santow works for the UTS Human Technology Institute. The Institute has received a funding grant from the James Martin Institute for Public Policy to support the project mentioned in this ...

As states move rapidly to adopt digital identity systems, we need to stop and think about what that means for our privacy rights. There’s been a lot of discussion recently over whether to create a new ...

Metaverse has now become a buzzword in our everyday lives, making its way into the shortlist of the 2021 Collins Dictionary Word of the Year. At the center of the metaverse are the ‘Avatars’ that ...