AVPA, PASS collaborate to enable in-person age verification with digital ID
A marquee promise accompanied the UK government’s late 2024 announcement on its digital ID scheme: by Christmas 2025, revelers would…
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Battle intensifies over YouTube exemption for Australia’s social media ban
Australia’s ongoing legislative debate over age restrictions and age verification measures for social media has turned into a veritable slobberknocker,…
Public struggles to disentangle US law enforcement visions for facial recognition
Police in the U.S. appear determined to deploy facial recognition technology, though less aligned on details about what biometric reference…
As OSA kicks in, Yoti sees 25% spike in traffic, lands at number two on Apple charts
UK age assurance provider Yoti has hit the charts in a big way following the activation of the Online Safety…
Social media age legislation in Pakistan modeled on Australian under-16 ban
Age restrictions for social media are spreading to countries in the global south, with Pakistan becoming the latest nation to…
Parental consent, age ranges are flaws in India’s data privacy act, say experts
A common complaint from opponents of age assurance technology is that parents should be the ones to decide what their…
UK high court hears Wikipedia suit against Online Safety Act category rules
Web 2.0 is more than two decades old, but in many ways the world is just beginning to reckon with…
Voter cards get biometric update in Dominican Republic, Bahamas
The Dominican Republic is hoping its new digital identity and voter registration cards will have global reach, according to a…
Deepfake detection firms unveil €5M funding round, anti-spoof tool and new CTO
Deepfake detection firms are growing and adapting, as the threat of AI-generated synthetic and manipulated media continues to increase. IndentifAI…
Age assurance laws for social media heading to US Supreme Court
U.S. regulators are increasingly targeting social media. The recent Supreme Court opinion in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton validated age…
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