Digital Identity
The latest Digital Identity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Nigeria's NIMC Launches Massive Training Push for 4,000 Data Protection Officers to Lock Down National ID Privacy
In a move signaling Africa’s most populous nation is serious about protecting its citizens’ digital identities, Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced on Thursday,...
LSEG Launches Azure-Powered API for EU Digital ID Verification
LSEG Risk Intelligence officially launched its Identity Gateway on June 2, 2026, delivering a Microsoft Azure-built access layer that lets organizations connect through a single API to a broad range...
Microsoft's Digital Natives Programme Welcomes iiDENTIFii: Biometric Identity Verification Comes to Azure Marketplace
Microsoft has added South African biometric verification company iiDENTIFii to its Digital Natives Programme, bringing advanced facial recognition and liveness detection technology to the Azure...
Microsoft OneVet slashes fake partner accounts via Au10tix deepfake detection and verifiable credentials
Microsoft has achieved a significant breakthrough in digital identity verification through its internal partner-vetting platform, OneVet, which has dramatically reduced fake account openings by...
Digital Identity and AI Agents: The Critical Balance Between Convenience and Control
Digital identity has quietly moved from an abstract security concept to the plumbing of everyday life — and with that elevation has come a stark trade-off: convenience versus control. The...
When AI Confuses You with a Criminal: The Executive’s Guide to Digital Self-Defense
A single sentence from an AI assistant can now brand you a criminal, a political extremist, or a fraud—even if you’ve never set foot in a courtroom. That chilling reality struck Jason Barnard in...
Cortana's Farewell Mirrors Microsoft's Trail of Ahead-of-Their-Time Windows Innovations
Microsoft’s June 2023 confirmation that it will stop supporting Cortana in Windows as a standalone app later this year is more than a footnote in tech news cycles—it’s a familiar coda for a...
Microsoft Account Lockout Highlights Risks of Cloud Dependency and Digital Identity Vulnerabilities
A surge of concern reverberated throughout the global tech and open-source communities last week as Mike Kaganski, a leading LibreOffice developer, found himself locked out of his Microsoft account...
Microsoft’s Copilot Appearance: Revolutionizing AI Interaction with Facial Expressions and Gestures
Microsoft has taken a significant step toward humanizing artificial intelligence with the introduction of "Copilot Appearance," an experimental upgrade to its Copilot AI assistant. This new feature...
Understanding the Modern Microsoft Account in Windows 11: Benefits, Risks, and Privacy Controls
A Microsoft account is no longer just a digital key to unlock your Windows 11 device. It sits at the heart of a growing ecosystem, connecting apps, devices, and services in ways that empower...
Optimal IdM’s Universal MFA for Microsoft Azure: Strengthening Cloud Security with Adaptive Authentication
The rapid escalation of cybersecurity threats targeting cloud platforms, especially Microsoft Azure, has driven the need for stronger, more adaptive authentication and identity management solutions....
Windows Server 2025 Security: Evaluating Delegated Managed Service Accounts and Emerging Challenges
When evaluating the security architecture of Windows Server 2025, there is considerable attention directed toward new features and foundational shifts in how the platform manages digital identities...