Gaming firms look to biometrics to balance fraud prevention with CX
From online games of chance to MMORPGs, age verification is key to success, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance with as…
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.
Biometric age verification easier legislated when no tech details mentioned
The age-verification/porn debate will never end because every law takes a freedom away and there’s always someone with a stricter…
IDNow adds to age verification bona fides with Germany compliance assessment
Germany’s government body for assessing the suitability of age assurance technologies has approved IDNow’s suite of automated identity check software,…
To grow biometric datasets, Google and Telus will pay $50 for short videos of children
The question of how to train face biometrics algorithms often comes with concerns about consent in the use of publicly…
Brazil imposes biometric age and identity verification for online gambling
Brazil has taken the next legal step toward allowing online gambling and sports betting and, with President Luiz Inacio Lula…
Pornhub boycotts markets in 2 more states over age verification laws
New age verification laws are directly and indirectly blocking access to the U.S.’ major sex-related entertainment sites. The states of…
Popular porn sites hit with EU regulation mandating age verification
Popular porn sites Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will be forced to prevent European minors from accessing their content online, including…
Spanish regulator consults public on age verification
Age verification and age estimation technology is gaining ground across Canada, Australia, the UK and the U.S. and with more…
Phuket’s nightlife venues urged to use digital ID to check age of Thai partygoers
Partygoers in the popular Thai tourist destination of Phuket may soon have to undergo age screening with the country’s face…
Google receives certificate for facial age estimation in the UK
Google has received a certificate of conformity for its facial age estimation technology that could help it prevent children from…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection