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…
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.
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…
Privacy, security, speech top concerns in statements on Australia’s search code
Having issued a call for submissions regarding the implementation of Australia’s Internet Search Engine Services Online Safety Code, which includes…
Over-retention of age verification data has predictable result in Discord breach
A third-party customer service provider for Discord has exposed the ID documents us has apparently been storing of people performing…
FTC warns companies not to soften policy to accommodate UK, EU online safety laws
The U.S. government does not like Europe’s new digital safety laws. It does not like them on free speech, claiming…
Progress on age assurance since enforcement deadline ‘substantial,’ says ICO
A recent webinar from Shufti Pro sees the UK firm digging into the age assurance question, exploring how platforms can…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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