2025 Online Biometric Age Assurance Market Report & Buyers Guide
Information for technology vendors and buyers This 51-page 2025 Online Age Assurance Market Report and Buyer’s Guide by Biometric Update and Goode Intelligence…
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.
Meta uses AI profiling to infer user age, enforce teen restrictions
Meta says it has begun using AI to detect and remove users under 13 from its platforms, and to automatically…
Canada regulator backs privacy-preserving age assurance
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) has published a policy note and guidance documents pertaining to age…
Opinions on UK Online Safety Act emphasize importance of enforcement
Online safety legislation is making headlines around the world. But in places where laws have taken effect, are they proving…
US lawmakers move to restrict AI chatbots used by kids
A bipartisan pair of House and Senate bills would impose new federal restrictions on AI chatbots, including a ban on…
Utah age assurance law for VPN users takes effect this week
Privacy advocates and virtual private network (VPN) providers are up in arms over Utah’s Senate Bill 73 (SB 73), “Online…
California nears vote on social media age checks amid privacy clash
Debate surrounding California’s latest age assurance law is seeing rhetoric amp up on both sides of the issue, with lawmakers…
Governments want fast action on social media age checks, but compliance lags
Meta has run afoul of EU online safety laws. The European Commission has announced that it has found Instagram and…
EU recommends white label age verification app, but member states are wary
The European Commission really wants member states to adopt its white label age verification app – and quickly. This week,…
Digital wallets move deeper into IDs, age verification as rollouts expand
Google is upgrading its support for digital IDs for more territories, while Apple and Samsung are also adding new features…
Norway, Turkiye, Malaysia pursue social media age restriction
Norway plans to introduce age restrictions for social media platforms before the end of 2026. A release from the Norwegian…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection