South Dakota to push ahead with age verification law following SCOTUS opinion
The Supreme Court ruling upholding Texas’ age verification requirement for porn sites has set the stage for a wave of…
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.
Social media’s age verification crisis: Can platforms solve the technical and ethical puzzle?
The demand for robust, ethical, and privacy-first verification systems is growing rapidly, explains Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato….
Canada considers age assurance legislation to match UK, EU
A new bill that would require porn sites to implement age assurance technology has been introduced into Canadian Parliament. The…
SCOTUS rules to uphold Texas age verification law in high-profile case
In the high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case of Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the court has ruled 6-3 in favor…
Promise from major porn sites to implement age verification a win for Ofcom
In the heated match between the UK’s online regulator and adult websites objecting to age verification rules, the advantage has…
Diebold Nixdorf integrates Yoti age checks with produce recognition for self-checkouts
The biometrics and digital payments industry has seen plenty of facial recognition, and even (at ball games) some hot dog…
UK age verification deadline one month out for sites offering adult content
UK internet users have exactly one month left to access porn sites with one click of a button. That’s how…
No carveout for YouTube in age check law, advises eSafety Australia
Is YouTube social? Is it safe? These are the questions currently hounding Australia’s draft safety codes for protecting children online….
ITL signs up French reseller for retail biometric age checks
France-based retail technology provider Bergens has been selected by Innovative Technology (ITL) as its authorized reseller in the region for…
World positions World App as a ZKP-based age verification solution
World has entered the age assurance arena. A post on the World blog says the company’s solution for age verification…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection