Spotify picks Yoti for age verification, estimation amid UK’s OSA growing pains
Spotify has implemented age assurance in the form of facial age estimation and ID verification with face biometrics, both from…
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.
Biometric age verification tool for web browsers released by OCR Studio
OCR Studio has introduced a new biometric age verification tool to help online platforms operating webpages, online services and mini…
Ireland tells X to follow rules as High Court dismisses Online Safety Code challenge
Just as the social platform known as X has struggled to convince people to stop calling it Twitter, it has…
EU Age Verification app integrity checks won’t depend on Google, Apple: Scytales
A controversy has erupted over a rumor that the Age Verification app in development by the EU may only allow…
YouTube plays different cards in US, Australia in adapting to age assurance era
There is continued consternation in Australia over the government’s decision to include YouTube in its online safety laws for social…
Should payment processors dictate online safety compliance for sites that rely on them?
People tend to trust their credit card providers to comply with regulations, but as online safety laws kick in, some…
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…
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,…
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…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection