Do not keep biometric data from age verification checks, UK tech firms warned
The debate over age verification techniques for accessing online content has intensified as the developer of the first statutory online…
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.
Backlash mounts over UK govt failure to implement age verification for online porn
The delay by No. 10 Downing St. to implement Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017, which provides for…
Yoti Facial Age Estimation receives regulator approval in Germany for online services
Age estimation software from Yoti has been approved by Germany’s Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (KJM) for…
Yoti pitches facial age estimation for kids 6 to 12 years old
Yoti claims its biometrics-based facial age estimation technology can now deliver accurate age assurance in real-time for children under 13 years…
How old are you? Asking for a service provider
People are sensitive about revealing their age to people they know in conversation, let alone to faceless service providers online,…
American Green goes live with age recognition in biometric vending machines
American Green has made face biometric and age verification fully operational on its cannabis and CBD vending machines for customer…
Yoti says no biometric data in age estimation tech, takes issue with UK ICO opinion
Some of the opinions about age estimation expressed by a UK regulator do not apply to Yoti’s facial age estimation…
Australia accredits eftpos for digital identity exchange
Eftpos has announced that its ConnectID digital identity solution business has earned accreditation from the Australian government as the first…
Can UK’s proposed age checks for social media work without biometrics?
Social media companies and “tech giants” may voluntarily make age verification compulsory via physical credentials to prevent children encountering harmful…
Biometric booze vending machine verifies buyer’s age – but only if they have the app
As biometric identity schemes continue to emerge and compete, perhaps offerings such as being able to buy beer from a…
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