OneID cites privacy preservation for 10M age verification user milestone
OneID crossed over the 10 million user threshold for its age verification service in 2025, and is preparing to bring…
Age Assurance
Biometric age assurance is any method of confirming a claim about the age of an individual by measuring their physical characteristics or actions. It includes age verification, which compares face biometrics from a reference image on an identity document to a facial photo or selfie, and age estimation, which analyzes the facial features in a photo to estimate a person’s age, typically within a given range. It also includes other methods that utilize voice or gesture.
UK examining age assurance accuracy, kids social media use to build on OSA
For social media, the regulatory genie is out of the bottle. As nations look to Australia, which has prohibited social…
ISO 27566-1 advanced masterclass to go deep on practicalities of age assurance
The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) has released tickets for the ISO 27566 Advanced Practitioner Masterclass, scheduled to run in…
TikTok rolls out Yoti FAE across Europe as social media debate rages
TikTok is introducing age assurance across Europe in response to regulatory pressure. The ByteDance-owned platform’s age assurance methods include facial…
NetChoice keeps suing, states keep legislating in age check tug-of-war
Newton’s third law of motion dictates that all forces occur in pairs, and that for every force in nature there…
Australian age assurance law prompts removal of 4.7M underage accounts
Australian regulators have released initial results from the country’s social media age restriction, showing that major social media companies removed…
NetChoice keeps fighting Arkansas’ efforts to regulate youth access to social media
The legal lobby for Silicon Valley’s biggest companies has filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop Arkansas’ Act…
Starmer ‘shifts position’ on Australian-style social media legislation for UK
As the UK government appears to pare down its national digital ID plan, it is simultaneously warming to the idea…
New York looks at biometric age verification to curb underage sports gambling
The governor of New York State is considering regulating online sports betting with requirements for biometric age checks. In her…
Meta pledges compliance with social media laws while continuing pushback
Meta wants Australia to know that it’s toeing the line. That’s the message the company conveys with a new update…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection