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Google Biometrics News
AI age assurance not a hit with YouTube users
In the U.S., there is a growing campaign objecting to YouTube’s automated age assurance system, which uses machine learning algorithms…
| Jul 30, 2025 | YouTube plays different cards in US, Australia in adapting to age assurance eraThere is continued consternation in Australia over the government’s decision to include YouTube in its online safety laws for social… |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Battle intensifies over YouTube exemption for Australia’s social media banAustralia’s ongoing legislative debate over age restrictions and age verification measures for social media has turned into a veritable slobberknocker,… |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Parental consent, age ranges are flaws in India’s data privacy act, say expertsA common complaint from opponents of age assurance technology is that parents should be the ones to decide what their… |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Google Cloud partners with ZKP identity verification protocol SelfGoogle Cloud has entered a partnership with zero-knowledge proof-based identity verification protocol Self. Self says that the collaboration will “support… |
| Jul 4, 2025 | Google-Sparkasse partnership makes Google’s ZKP library open sourceGoogle is embracing zero knowledge proofs (ZKP) for age verification, having this week announced a major partnership with Germany’s network… |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Google, Sparkasse to collaborate on ‘first of its kind’ age verification initiativeThe dominos are beginning to fall in the global game of age assurance, as incoming laws force action from tech… |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Google endorses landmark US privacy bill protecting kids and teensIn a notable development for digital privacy advocacy, Google has formally endorsed the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act,… |
| Jun 19, 2025 | Google upgrading ultrasonic biometric sensor for Pixel 10 smartphonesGoogle is upgrading the ultrasonic fingerprint biometric sensor for its latest flagship smartphone release. In 2024 the Google Pixel 9… |
| May 28, 2025 | Texas puts age verification on app stores despite Apple, Google pushbackTexas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a law that requires app stores to implement age assurance measures, or obtain parental… |
| May 12, 2025 | Texas AG secures record breaking privacy settlement with GoogleIn a major development in the battle over consumer data privacy, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a $1.375… |
| May 1, 2025 | Age assurance lobby gets busier with new Meta-backed coalitionWashington has a new advocate for consumer choice in the smartphone ecosystem: a release announces the launch of the Coalition… |
| Apr 14, 2025 | CyberArk, Okta, Google target AI agent securityAccording to analysis firm Gartner, by 2028 a quarter of enterprise breaches will be related to AI agent abuse. One… |
| Mar 13, 2025 | One-size-fits-all approach to age assurance won’t adequately protect kids: GoogleMeta and Apple have stated their positions on age assurance, so it was a matter of time before Google did… |
| Mar 5, 2025 | BIPA still ripe for civil actions on biometrics as legal status of amendment awaits clarityLitigation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is in a strange legal limbo. Having been milked through a flurry… |
| Feb 13, 2025 | YouTube, Meta lean into age assurance in 2025In the past twelve months, age assurance for online content – a method for knowing that a user is of… |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Google launches Identity Check for Pixel, eyes more biometrics in futureA forthcoming update to the Android OS could include a new biometric ID security feature, further underlining the commitment to… |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Google can depose Texas in biometric data privacy lawsuit after partial appeals winGoogle will be allowed to depose Texas as it defends itself in a lawsuit brought by the state, but not… |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Smart home ecosystem consistency is comingThe smart home ecosystem is rather splintered with consumers having to check badges that say “Works with Apple Home or… |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Google researchers build zero-knowledge proof scheme with mDocsZero knowledge authentication with newly-standardized credentials like mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) has become something of a cause célèbre in certain… |
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Google’s BIPA extraterritoriality dismissal provides key lessons
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Utilizing a successful extraterritoriality challenge, Google was recently able to…
| Biometrics will Challenge the Security and Privacy of Social Networking |
