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Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) is a UKAS-accredited conformity assessment body, comprised of auditors, certification specialists, and data protection experts. We independently test and certify online and offline systems that check age and identity, such as passport scanners, biometric technology, and age verification software.
Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) Biometrics News
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…
| Feb 10, 2025 | ACCS announces participants in Australia’s Age Assurance Technology TrialIn keeping with its philosophy of transparency by default in running Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial, the Age Check Certification… |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Gesture-based age estimation tool BorderAge joins Australia age assurance trialAustralia’s age assurance technology trial is testing the new biometric tool that performs age estimation based on hand gestures. The… |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Age assurance community gathers to work on global standards for local regulationsThe global community of age assurance stakeholders is preparing to meet in Amsterdam to discuss a rapidly changing regulatory landscape,… |
| Jan 7, 2025 | New age assurance standard the culmination of ‘enormous amount of work’Work on the ISO/IEC DIS 27566-1 draft standard on age assurance has entered the public enquiry phase. Interested parties are… |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Govt should collaborate with private sector on DUA Bill: ExpertsThe UK is debating its new Data (Use and Access) Bill, a legislation that is supposed to pave the way… |
| Nov 28, 2024 | ACCS’s Tony Allen breaks down Australia’s Age Assurance Technology TrialIn Canberra on Thursday, Tony Allen, CEO of the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS), presented a stakeholder briefing on the… |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Biometrics emerge as likely age assurance option as Australian gov’t rules out ID docsKids in Australia may find themselves scrambling to create as many social media accounts as they can before the end… |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Should app stores be responsible for age assurance? Meta says yes but experts disagreeSocial media platforms are not fond of age assurance measures as a rule, but Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook,… |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Rush to pass Australia age verification law causing outcryThe Australian government is hitting the gas in its drive to require age verification measures for social media and porn… |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Australia’s debate on age verification for social media reaches ParliamentThe Australian government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The… |
| Nov 20, 2024 | DefAI Project aims to give age assurance its own dedicated deepfake detection toolkitDeepfake detection, not so long ago guarding a niche corner of the internet, has erupted into a veritable battle royal,… |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Age assurance regulations risk coming too soon as global trials collect dataIn the ongoing policy tug-of-war over age verification measures for pornographic websites, it may be a classic case of premature… |
| Nov 15, 2024 | ACCS wins contract to run Australia’s age assurance trialAustralia has awarded a tender to run an age assurance trial to a consortium led by the UK-based Age Check… |
| Oct 28, 2024 | New ACCS evaluation of Yoti age estimation shows shows further accuracy gainYoti has scored a compliance win for its facial age estimation (FAE) software. A blog from the age assurance and… |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Incode age assurance gets stamp of approval from ACCSIncode Technologies has announced that their Incode Identity Platform product has received certification under the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)…. |
| May 30, 2024 | Biometric age estimation graduates with high marks from NIST, ACCSThe inaugural evaluation of biometric age estimation technologies previewed at the Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2024 has been published…. |
| May 8, 2024 | Biometric age estimation shows maturity with ITL milestone, PixLab launch, Incode testingThe market for biometric age estimation is heating up as laws and regulations are enacted and debated all over the… |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Age Assurance Standards, solutions and dialogue gain ground at Global SummitAn unprecedented gathering of stakeholders gathered in the UK to discuss the standards and technologies behind age assurance methods, including… |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Age assurance tech is ready now, and international standards are on their wayThe Global Age Assurance Standards Summit has wrapped up, culminating in a set of assertions, a seven-point call-to-action and four… |
Brand Focus: Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
ITL’s MyCheckr: a step forward in age estimation
A simple addition of biometrics-based automation to age checks when purchasing age restricted goods could reduce violent incidents, along with…
