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Age Verification

Age verification is a process carried out either online or in-person, often with biometrics or facial analysis, in order to control access to restricted goods, services, or content. It is also related to age estimation, which uses similar technologies.

 

Utah passes age assurance bill requiring app stores to do age checks

Utah’s state legislature has passed S.B. 142, the App Store Accountability Act, which requires app stores to impose age assurance…

 

Age assurance laws at US state level keep coming

Conservative states continue to push for age assurance requirements on content deemed harmful to kids, with South Dakota signing its…

 

Apple volleys age verification question back to sites and apps

Apple has released a white paper that lays out its position on age assurance and outlines new tools it will…

 

Facial age estimation winning UK retailers’ support

In-person age checks are a fraught process, as anyone who has worked a front-of-house position in the retail or hospitality…

 

Social media platforms could keep more Australian kids off if they actually tried

The most popular social media platforms among Australia’s youth are mostly ones they are not old enough to be allowed…

 

Indonesia drafting age verification, online child protection regulations

The Indonesian government is drafting child protection laws to protect them in the digital realm. The Draft Government Regulation (RPP)…

 

Age verification of performers, device-level controls could improve UK porn controls

The UK needs to be ready to police content creation more stringently and alter the way age assurance is applied…

 

Path to age assurance compliance for online service providers emerges

Businesses offering a whole range of products and services online should be preparing now for age assurance regulations, even if…

 

AVPA tells US Congress group SCREEN Act gets age assurance right

Federal U.S. lawmakers are considering online age assurance legislation to cover pornographic services across the whole country, in the wake…

 

Test lab, bias considerations for Australia age assurance trial revealed

Testing and evaluation of age assurance technologies for the upcoming trial in Australia will be carried out by Melbourne-based software…

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