American Green goes live with age recognition in biometric vending machines
American Green has made face biometric and age verification fully operational on its cannabis and CBD vending machines for customer…
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.
Yoti says no biometric data in age estimation tech, takes issue with UK ICO opinion
Some of the opinions about age estimation expressed by a UK regulator do not apply to Yoti’s facial age estimation…
Australia accredits eftpos for digital identity exchange
Eftpos has announced that its ConnectID digital identity solution business has earned accreditation from the Australian government as the first…
Can UK’s proposed age checks for social media work without biometrics?
Social media companies and “tech giants” may voluntarily make age verification compulsory via physical credentials to prevent children encountering harmful…
Biometric booze vending machine verifies buyer’s age – but only if they have the app
As biometric identity schemes continue to emerge and compete, perhaps offerings such as being able to buy beer from a…
Using face biometrics and age estimation to create a safer internet for children
Both the International Policy Digest and The Guardian have published articles within the past week on how to use biometric…
ITL launches USB device for facial recognition, age verification
Innovative Technology (ITL) says it has unveiled a new biometric solution dubbed ICU Lite, which can be add age verification…
Age verification protecting children online is OK, but too little for most in UK
An app, called Report Remove, has been launched in the UK that enables children to report nude photographs of themselves…
More countries consider biometric age verification to access porn sites
A bill that makes it mandatory for Canadians intending to visit a pornography site to go through a face biometrics…
UK age-verification firms join related EU project
Members of a UK online safety association are part of an EU group working to create a reliable age verification…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection