Australian PM’s proposed law makes social platforms responsible for age assurance
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is proposing a minimum age of 16 years social media users and wants the onus…
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.
Evolving age assurance landscape takes spotlight in Liminal webinar
Regulations, it turns out, are highly irregular, particularly when it comes to age assurance. In a recent webinar hosted by…
Meta announces new age-checking measures for young Instagram users
Meta is trying to relieve pressure from lawmakers to protect teenage users from harmful content by making it much harder…
Canadian policy makers spar over age verification bills S-210, C-412
The question of effective age verification in Canada increasingly has ramifications beyond the beaver. There is ongoing debate on whether…
Lobby groups sue to block Florida’s age verification requirements for social media
NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) are suing the state of Florida to prevent social media companies…
New ACCS evaluation of Yoti age estimation shows shows further accuracy gain
Yoti has scored a compliance win for its facial age estimation (FAE) software. A blog from the age assurance and…
Ireland publishes age assurance rules
Ireland’s Online Safety Code has been published to establish age assurance rules and regulate content for online video-sharing platforms with…
Norway proposes raising social media age limit to 15 backed by age verification system
The Norwegian government has unveiled a proposal to increase the minimum age for social media use to 15, in a…
Australia introduces draft codes on age assurance for adult content sites
It’s about to get harder for underage Australians to watch porn online. Industry groups have released draft codes on age…
European Commission issues call for tenders for age verification solution
The European Commission, DG CNECT – Communications Networks, Content and Technology, has released a call for tenders for the “Development,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection