Age assurance with ZKPs equipped to meet regulatory test: Concordium
Layer-1 blockchain and identity firm Concordium has entered the age assurance arena with the launch of the standalone Concordium ID…
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.
Lyft adding age verification to bike share service in New York
Lyft has announced that it will start using age verification for its Citi Bike bicycle-sharing service in New York, following…
US makes changes to EU Digital Services Act a condition of final trade deal
Having hurled accusations of censorship at the UK Online Safety Act, the U.S. government is putting more pressure on Europe…
Google applies age verification algorithm to Google Search
A controversial algorithmic age assurance system that Google has launched on YouTube is reportedly also being incorporated into the company’s…
VPNs a navigable challenge for age assurance sector, says AVPA
What to do about Virtual Private Networks? The VPN question is on the minds of many organizations and legislators navigating…
Federal judge denies Florida bid to force age assurance on Snapchat
The back-and-forth over online safety laws for social media sites continues, this time in a Florida court, where a federal…
Biometric Update Podcast: Socure’s Rivka Little says age assurance should unlock growth
As Socure expands its RiskOS platform to offer a suite of age assurance tools, the Biometric Update Podcast connects with…
Mississippi age assurance law can stand while NetChoice pursues litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court says Mississippi’s age assurance law for social media can stand while Big Tech lobby group NetChoice…
AATT advisory board member critiques age assurance trial with hyperbole
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has issued a statement claiming that the findings of the Australian Age Assurance Technology Trial are…
AI age assurance not a hit with YouTube users
In the U.S., there is a growing campaign objecting to YouTube’s automated age assurance system, which uses machine learning algorithms…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection