Texas age verification law mostly unconstitutional: US district court judge
In court battles over age assurance, victory can be a matter of perspective. A Texas judge has ruled that the…
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.
Privado ID lands deal with telco giant Telefónica’s business unit
Privacy-focused digital identity platform Privado ID has sealed a deal with Telefónica Tech, the digital transformation business unit of one…
Decentralized ID firm Gataca launches age verification for adult entertainment platforms
Decentralized digital identity company Gataca has launched a new age verification product targeted at the adult entertainment industry. Gataca Vouch…
Age estimation gets OK from Spanish regulator as part of ‘cumulative’ approach
How to use “probabalistic or estimative methods” such as age estimation for personal data processing while complying with the GDPR?…
ITL expands UK distribution of age verification via gaming tech supplier
Innovative Technology (ITL) is strengthening its partnership with UK-based company E-Service, and will focus on expanding the distribution of ITL’s…
Tech lobby group’s appeal on kids online safety law denied
In a win for age verification providers and advocates, the lobby group representing many of the world’s largest and richest…
Shots fired in debate over facial recognition-enabled bullet vending machines
In unsurprising news, U.S. politicians are expressing alarm over the introduction into grocery stores of vending machines that sell ammunition…
Alcohol sales policy catching up on age verification in the US, UK
New legislation in Pennsylvania puts new emphasis on age verification technology as a means of preventing alcohol sales to underage…
Age assurance demand spurs technical specifications from euCONSENT, Spain
Across Europe there is increasing consensus on a need for effective age assurance methods for adult content and services online….
Yoti boasts 70 app integrations to streamline ID verification for businesses
Yoti has announced the launch of a set of integrations with popular applications, with the goal of making its biometric…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection