Age verification could mitigate retailer fines from UK’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will introduce penalties for underaged tobacco and vape sales in England and Wales. Among other…
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.
Paravision’s biometric age estimation released to expanding online safety market
Biometric age estimation from Paravision is now available to manage access to age restricted services in a privacy-preserving way, according…
Trust Stamp joins booming global market for biometric age estimation
Trust Stamp has entered the market for AI-based age estimation software, which is booming globally as regulators catch up with…
Yoti face biometrics ready for businesses facing age verification laws, says CEO
Age estimation and face matching are hot products for digital identity and biometrics providers. Governments are cracking down on unrestricted…
Georgia bill specifies age verification with digital ID for sites with mature content
In Georgia, a bill may require users for some websites to submit identification in order to gain access. The legislation…
EU regulators aim for frictionless age verification, interoperability
Changes in age verification are on the minds of many legislators, regulators and providers. A recently released on-demand webinar presented…
Tech industry group pushes back against Ofcom age assurance guidance
Industry-funded consortium Digital Trust & Safety Partnership (DTSP), which includes members such as Google, Meta, Microsoft and Apple, has pushed…
Texas’ online age verification law upheld on appeal
Imposing age verification for access to pornography does not violate the First Amendment, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals…
Global demand for age estimation, verification drives deals for ITL, new entrants
Innovative Technology’s in-person age estimation technology has won a vote of trust from Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards, while startup…
Age checks are here and increasing fast; the race to strike privacy balance is on
Any system for the online age checks that are being introduced for access to pornography and other online content will…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection