Texas sues over inadequate age verification, as national march to legislation continues
Age verification laws are being enacted across North America in what looks like a chain reaction. But the cascade of…
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.
Age verification laws coming at the porn industry from all directions
A reckoning is on the way for porn sites, social media platforms and other age-restricted online content, as regulators move…
UIDAI expected to advise risk assessment before using Aadhaar for age proofing
Public and private entities in India relying on Aadhaar to provide proof of things like age or address will be…
Lawmakers, activists, pornographers haggle over the future of North America’s children
The tug-of-war between legislators aiming to protect kids under 13 and activists who say their efforts curb freedoms could soon…
Wizz dials up biometrics from Yoti to prevent sextortion, achieve EU compliance
Add “sextortion” to the lexicon of online threats prompting movement in the digital ID and age verification space. Wizz, the…
Italian data regulator not standing for privacy violations by city or company
Italy’s data protection agency, the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, is taking issue with uses of AI and…
The UK’s Online Safety Act is live; now for the hard part
The UK’s pioneering regulatory effort on internet safety has provided direction and arrived at a significant consensus on desired outcomes,…
ComplyCube receives UK certification for biometric age verification
Identity verification provider ComplyCube, announced it has received the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) Technical Requirements for Age Check Systems…
Washington legislators vote together to OK biometric age verification for alcohol
Washington State senators have unanimously approved a bill that would allow biometrics to be used for age verification. Its use…
AVPA flags AI, distrust in government and big tech as hurdles for age verification
On February 27 at 10am EST, Biometric Update will host a webinar entitled Age Verification: Lessons Learned from the UK,…
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