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The author shares the major advantages of registering a company in Singapore: through the "Shanghai–Singapore Cross-Border Digital Identity Authentication" program, you can quickly set up a Chinese WFOE online, solving the ICP license requirement needed for app store listing — and completed the company registration forms in just 15 minutes using Claude.
一篇评论文章批评 passkeys 是一种「陷阱」，认为它们削弱了用户对自身登录凭证的控制权，并指出 FIDO Alliance 由大科技公司、政府和银行等利益方主导，缺乏消费者权益代表。
Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni has filed to trademark her voice with the EU Intellectual Property Office as a sound mark to curb AI deepfakes, with legal experts predicting law firms will soon sell "identity portfolios" bundling trademarks on a client's voice, face and catchphrases.
Liv Boeree tweets a critical perspective on how humans are reducing themselves to mere tools for digital entities, highlighting concerns about autonomy in the digital age.
A woman was stranded in Spain after the UK's eVisa system mistakenly linked her identity to her twin sister, highlighting technical issues in the digital immigration system and concerns for thousands of users.
The European Commission registered a citizens' initiative by the Pirate Party to propose legislation ensuring digital identity and age assurance systems are voluntary, privacy-preserving, and non-discriminatory.
France becomes the first EU country to pass a law setting 15 as the minimum age for social media nationwide, requiring age verification tools and sparking debate on enforcement and privacy.
The EU Digital Identity Wallet project publishes technical specifications for an age verification solution to comply with the Digital Services Act, aiming to protect minors online until EUDI Wallets are available by 2026.
A user recounts a frustrating accessibility bug in the Swiss AGOV government login system's verification code form, reflecting on broader challenges with digital identity, age verification, and online anonymity.
A blog post details an accessibility bug in the Swiss AGOV login system where digit entry fails, highlighting broader issues with digital identity systems.
A Dutch court hears a summary proceeding from shareholders of Solvinity, the company behind DigiD, challenging the government's ban on its sale to an American firm. The shareholders argue the ban is based on a media hype and that the government did not want to buy the company itself.
European governments are building digital ID wallets that rely on Google and Apple's proprietary safety services (Play Integrity and Managed Device Attestation), which cements the duopoly's control and excludes alternative operating systems. This contradicts EU goals of digital sovereignty and interoperability.
A blog post argues that criticisms of the EU's online age verification approach are often uninformed, explaining why age restrictions are necessary for children and proposing a privacy-preserving method using signed attestations rather than full identity disclosure.
Estonia plans to become the first country to create official digital identities for AI agents, enabling verifiable and auditable autonomous actions within defined limits for public and private services.
The article argues that most people are building 'second brains' (mere capture systems) but should instead build a 'second self'—a reasoning system that knows how they think and acts on their behalf. It outlines the differences and requirements, emphasizing the need for a documented identity layer, a thinking layer, and automation that surfaces synthesis.
The Dutch government announced that only European companies will be allowed to operate the DigiD platform after August 2028, citing national security risks from US legislation that could allow American authorities access to Dutch citizen data. The decision follows blocked attempts by US firm Kyndryl to acquire Solvinity, the current operator.
Apple is rolling out age verification for new Apple accounts in Texas starting June 4th, 2026, to comply with the state's App Store Accountability Act, requiring users to verify they are over 18 via credit card or government ID, while minors must join Family Sharing groups for parental consent.
The article explores whether AI agents operating independently online will require separate identity frameworks for humans, organizations, and AI, with different rules and trust models, questioning if this separation is necessary.
A University of Oslo research project finds that Norway's market-driven digital identity system, while successful in many ways, has created serious problems including digital exclusion, identity abuse, and legal protection failures, with vulnerable groups like disabled individuals being denied access to essential services.
Bert Hubert deelt zijn position paper voor het rondetafeloverleg in de Tweede Kamer over de overname van Solvinity en de gevolgen voor DigiD, waarin hij waarschuwt voor operationele afhankelijkheden van de overheid van private IT-bedrijven.