Age assurance policy landscape sees different camps adopt different positions
A maze is a popular metaphor for a complex structure that is difficult to navigate. A panel at the Federal…
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.
FTC panel gets existential in pondering why online age verification matters
Why does age verification matter? The question fueled part of the discussion at this week’s workshop on age assurance hosted…
BlueCheck partners with hemp drinks association to offer age assurance
Austin, Texas-based identity verification and age assurance provider BlueCheck has signed on with the Hemp Beverage Alliance (HBA), making its…
Vietnam requires social media platforms enforce age, identity checks
Vietnam’s ruling Party has issued a directive mandating identity authentication for all social media users. Signed on January 28 by…
FTC workshop shows age assurance sector positioned to support legislative trend in US
The Federal Trade Commission this week played host to various experts and stakeholders in the age assurance ecosystem, at a…
Persona, Incode, Veratad join k-ID’s OpenAge initiative for reusable age checks
The OpenAge Initiative, the reusable age check system launched in November 2025 under the leadership of Singapore-based compliance firm k-ID,…
UK proposal for age checks on VPNs begins to look like a policy traffic jam
In a move that has already stirred controversy, the UK House of Lords has voted to allow an amendment to…
Poland to use its digital ID app for age verification on social platforms
Poland is planning to introduce digital age verification to its existing national digital identity platform in order to curb children’s…
Aylo says OSA makes business impossible, blocking adult content sites for new UK users
“Age assurance is failing in the UK.” This is the message Aylo communicated in an informal press conference held this…
International age assurance standard to be open, free of charge
The international standard for age assurance technologies, ISO/IEC 27566-1, is free of charge. The European Commission, International Telecommunication Union and…
