--- title: The Digital Identity Blog (4) description: Verif-y's Digital Identity blog investigates compliance management, privacy, and credentialing. Browse our latest articles and news here. (4) --- [![Verif-y Logo](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Verif-y-logo.png?width=800&height=329&name=Verif-y-logo.png "Verif-y Logo")](https://blog.verif-y.com/) Open main menu Close main menu - Services Open the submenu - [Identity Verification](https://www.verif-y.com/services/identity-verification/) - [Credential & Employment Verification](https://www.verif-y.com/services/credential-and-employment-verification/) - [Background Checks](https://www.verif-y.com/services/background-checks/) - [Data Repository](https://www.verif-y.com/services/data-repository/) - Resources Open the submenu - [Blog](https://blog.verif-y.com) - [FAQ](https://www.verif-y.com/resources/faq/) - [Company News](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/company-news) - About Open the submenu - [About Verif-y](https://www.verif-y.com/about/about-verify/) - [Careers](https://www.verif-y.com/about/careers/) - [Contact Us](https://www.verif-y.com/about/contact-us/) # The Digital Identity Blog Select Category Blog Digital Identity Identity Verification Privacy Series Background Checks Company News credential solutions Data Security AI credentials data privacy privacy Metaverse Virtual Reality college student fraud student data Healthcare Transcript Repository college data privacy ![dating apps pandemic digital identity](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/Dating_Apps.jpg) ### [Dating Apps, Digital Identity, and a Pandemic - A Gen Z Perspective.](https://blog.verif-y.com/dating-apps-digital-identity-and-a-pandemic-a-gen-z-perspective) Online dating has grown to become a popular way for people to meet. Dating apps were not very common until Tinder became available to smartphones users in 2013. Tinder has shifted dating culture, which has allowed people of all sexualities to find love, dates, or hook ups at their fingertips. The popularity of Tinder has led to the development of many more dating apps and an increase in users.  [Blog](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) ![Selena Wang](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image__12_-removebg-preview.png?width=45&name=MicrosoftTeams-image__12_-removebg-preview.png) [Selena Wang](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/selena-wang) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/dating-apps-digital-identity-and-a-pandemic-a-gen-z-perspective) ![background check illustration technology](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/background%20check%202%20(no%20background).png) ### [What are Background Checks, and How Have They Changed?](https://blog.verif-y.com/what-are-background-checks-and-how-have-they-changed) Background checks allow employers to ensure they are staying informed during the hiring process, and are now common practice. However, before delving into the changes in background checks, it is essential to understand why they [began](https://blog.verifirst.com/the-history-of-employment-background-screening). [Blog,](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) [Identity Verification](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/identity-verification) ![Thomas Noden](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AMA_Headshot_-removebg-preview.png?width=45&name=AMA_Headshot_-removebg-preview.png) [Thomas Noden](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/thomas-noden) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/what-are-background-checks-and-how-have-they-changed) ![stadium illustration](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/stadium.png) ### [Venue Identity Verification is the Future and Here's Why.](https://blog.verif-y.com/venue-identity-verification-is-the-future-and-heres-why) Covid-19 has changed every aspect of how individuals carry out day-to-day life. With vaccination rates rising and re-opening occurring around the world, some industries are still wary about re-opening at full capacity. The largest industries that are still being negatively impacted by Covid are the entertainment industries, specifically venues. [Blog,](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) [Identity Verification](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/identity-verification) ![Christine Borton](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/headshot_round_2_-removebg-preview.png?width=45&name=headshot_round_2_-removebg-preview.png) [Christine Borton](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/christine-borton) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/venue-identity-verification-is-the-future-and-heres-why) ![University reopening illustration](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/University%20illustration.png) ### [How Health Passes Can Help Universities Digitally Transform](https://blog.verif-y.com/how-health-passes-can-help-universities-digitally-transform) The COVID-19 pandemic has caused our country to drastically change its ways of operating. As a student, I felt as if my college experience has been stripped from me. While technology has quickly become the center of successful communication for learning, socializing, and working for universities, could it have done more to enable the return of ‘normality’ sooner?  [Blog](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) ![Selena Wang](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image__12_-removebg-preview.png?width=45&name=MicrosoftTeams-image__12_-removebg-preview.png) [Selena Wang](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/selena-wang) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/how-health-passes-can-help-universities-digitally-transform) ![verified credentials woman illustration](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/background%20check%202%20(no%20background).png) ### [How Healthcare Can Leverage Blockchain To Streamline Remote Onboarding](https://blog.verif-y.com/how-healthcare-can-leverage-blockchain) As hospital systems have grown over the years and pursued extended outreach programs, compliance officers have faced greater challenges in managing background checks, clinician licenses and clinician certifications. [Blog](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) ![David Maberry](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/david-m-transparent-1-768x842.png?width=45&name=david-m-transparent-1-768x842.png) [David Maberry](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/david-maberry) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/how-healthcare-can-leverage-blockchain) ![US State Data Privacy Legislation Map](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/Privacy%20Act.png) ### [US Data Privacy Laws Explained](https://blog.verif-y.com/us-data-privacy-laws-explained) **What’s going on with data privacy legislation in the US?** Answer: There’s a lot going on. Besides the whispers of federal data privacy legislation in the future, there’s a lot in the works for a majority of states in the US. If you know about California and CCPA, think along those lines - but for every state, each with their own intricacies and penalties. [Blog,](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) [Privacy Series](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/privacy-series) ![Paige Powell (She/Her)](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MicrosoftTeams-image-8-282x300.png?width=45&name=MicrosoftTeams-image-8-282x300.png) [Paige Powell (She/Her)](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/paige-powell) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/us-data-privacy-laws-explained) ![stadium, campus, university, plane, travel illustration](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/graphic-01.png) ### [Health Pass: Confidently Reopen](https://blog.verif-y.com/health-pass-confidently-reopen) As the World begins to ease COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings, travel, and the entertainment industries, businesses are looking forward to how to do this confidently and safely. The largest immunization movement in history is providing one level of confidence, however it will be a long and slow process until global population has herd immunity. There are various ways to prove vaccination or negative tests to prove a person is healthy, yet there are limited ways to properly demonstrate and memorialize health status efficiently and securely. Unfortunately, as a society we are still reliant upon oversized vaccination cards and repetitive manual processes which unnecessarily expose sensitive personal information and are prone to fraud and counterfeiting. [Blog](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) ![Zach Wetzler](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ZachWetzler.png?width=45&name=ZachWetzler.png) [Zach Wetzler](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/zach-wetzler) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/health-pass-confidently-reopen) ![laptop illustration with data ](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/eliminate%20non%20compliance2.png) ### [How Secure is your Personally Identifiable Information? (PII)](https://blog.verif-y.com/how-secure-is-you-personally-identifiable-information-pii) As part of Verif-y’s ongoing efforts to educate organizations and individuals about digital identity, we thought it might be useful to dedicate a post to the current challenges related to the protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), as well as provide suggestions on potential mitigation strategies. [Blog,](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) [Privacy Series](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/privacy-series) ![David Maberry](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/david-m-transparent-1-768x842.png?width=45&name=david-m-transparent-1-768x842.png) [David Maberry](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/david-maberry) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/how-secure-is-you-personally-identifiable-information-pii) ![Illustration of a graduation cap with money](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/grad-cap-w-money.png) ### [Real-World Credential Fraud: Netflix releases Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal](https://blog.verif-y.com/2021/04/07/the-real-world-credential-fraud-netflix-releases-operation-varsity-blues-the-college-admissions-scandal) If you haven’t watched Netflix’s new special (I highly recommend you do), here is a brief summary.  The documentary re-enacts transcripts of conversations recorded by FBI wire taps from their investigation nicknamed *OperationVarsity Blues*. The FBI investigated a widespread college admissions scam conducted between Rick Singer and high paying parents to get their children into prestigious U.S. colleges and universities.  [Blog,](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) [credentials](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/credentials) ![Paige Powell (She/Her)](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/MicrosoftTeams-image-8-282x300.png?width=45&name=MicrosoftTeams-image-8-282x300.png) [Paige Powell (She/Her)](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/paige-powell) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/2021/04/07/the-real-world-credential-fraud-netflix-releases-operation-varsity-blues-the-college-admissions-scandal) ![Secure your data from your phone](https://blog.verif-y.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/shutterstock_765356482.jpg) ### [Be Aware Of Your Personal Data](https://blog.verif-y.com/2021/03/30/be-aware-of-your-data)  According to the [United Nations Conference on Trade and Development](https://unctad.org/page/data-protection-and-privacy-legislation-worldwide) 66% of the 194 member countries have adopted some form of privacy related legislation. Surprisingly, for a country that espouses the personal liberties of its citizens, the United States ranks in the middle of the pack for privacy protections. [Blog,](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/blog) [Privacy Series](https://blog.verif-y.com/tag/privacy-series) ![David Maberry](https://blog.verif-y.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/david-m-transparent-1-768x842.png?width=45&name=david-m-transparent-1-768x842.png) [David Maberry](https://blog.verif-y.com/author/david-maberry) [Read More](https://blog.verif-y.com/2021/03/30/be-aware-of-your-data) [1](https://blog.verif-y.com) [2](https://blog.verif-y.com/page/2) [3](https://blog.verif-y.com/page/3) [4](https://blog.verif-y.com/page/4) [5](https://blog.verif-y.com/page/5) #### About - [About Verif-y](https://verif-y.com/about/about-verify/) - [Terms & Conditions](https://verif-y.com/terms-and-conditions/) - [Privacy Policy](https://verif-y.com/privacy-policy/) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.linkedin.com/company/verif-y-inc-/) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/VerifyInc/) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/yverif?lang=en) [Follow us on LinkedIn](http://www.instagram.com/verify_inc)