Australian legislators spar with platforms, each other over age assurance laws
If there’s one thing every platform can agree on when it comes to age assurance, it’s that biometric age verification…
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.
Meta hitches Teen Account content settings to MPA’s PG-13 rating
Meta finds itself in a tight spot. Having built its empire hoovering up users by the billions in an unregulated…
One, two, Ofcom’s coming for you; three four, EU’s enforcing more
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AI prompts Newsom to sign new legislation on chatbots, age verification
California governor Gavin Newsom has signed additional legislation aimed at protecting children online, as the state aims to maintain its…
EU updates age verification blueprint app amid debate on social media restrictions
The European Commission has released a second version of the EU’s age verification app blueprint, as the bloc continues to…
Russian bank VTB rolls out biometric terminals for retail age verification
Russia may be shut out of current EU-level discussions about age assurance, but that doesn’t mean it’s off the table….
New OAIC guidelines complement eSafety on looming Australian social media ban
Australia’s much-discussed social media ban for under-16s will take effect December 10, and regulators around the world will be watching….
State lawmakers stake positions on complicated US age assurance map
The primary question in discussing age verification laws and other online safety measures continues to be, “Is it possible to…
Discord partner’s manual age verification data breach includes selfies
The breach of thousands of Discord users’ data appears to be worse than initially reported, as details of the age…
Luciditi and Yoti expand digital ID wallet network for interoperable age verification
Luciditi and Yoti have announced a digital identity interoperability agreement that creates a network of 7 million users across the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection