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The Age Verification Providers Association
The Age Verification Providers Association is a not-for-profit global trade body representing almost 30 organizations who provide privacy-preserving, audited and certified age assurance solutions (both age verification and age estimation), proportionate to the risk of harm. The AVPA was formed in 2018 and is expanding rapidly as the age and identity provider industry grows. Age assurance has emerged to be a key driver of the wider market for digital identity.
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Oops! UK government says sorry for the mix-up with wallet announcement
UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle has reportedly apologized to the biometrics and digital identity…
| May 12, 2025 | Secretary of state to attend this week’s meeting between UK govt, digital ID industryThis week, the UK government is having a face-to-face with industry trade groups representing the digital identity sector – the… |
| May 8, 2025 | Digital ID trade associations muster to confront govt over wallet warsMembers of the Association of Document Verification Professionals (ADVP), TechUK and Age Verification Providers’ Association (AVPA) have met ahead of… |
| May 8, 2025 | Ofcom poised to enforce kids codesA recent meeting of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee saw Dame Melanie Dawes, head of UK regulator Ofcom, field… |
| May 8, 2025 | Age assurance from Big Tech potential non-factor in Australian trialThe Age Assurance Technology Trial has released the minutes from its stakeholder advisory board meeting. The document provides an update… |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Age assurance enforcement concerns raised as porn sites drag feetA barking dog is alarming, but if it has no legs, it’s not scary for very long. This is particularly… |
| Apr 22, 2025 | UK groups call for government digital ID plan overhaul, limits for Gov.ukUK digital identity industry groups are asking for the Gov.uk digital wallet and One Login single sign-on service to be… |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Age assurance standards approach inflection point as regulations roll outAge assurance is reaching a number of dramatic milestones this year, including the publication of a finalized ISO standard, the… |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Age assurance market reports show industry on the edge of major growthEnergy is high at the 2025 Age Assurance Standards Summit, as stakeholders develop and refine thinking on online age assurance… |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Age assurance providers not afraid of gov’t, big tech competitionThe age assurance ecosystem is made up largely of small and medium-sized enterprises, like many other emerging technology markets. The… |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Talk turns dirty as Aylo rep tells Age Assurance Summit online age assurance doesn’t workA plenary at the Age Assurance Standards Summit that began as a discussion of digital wallet use cases for age… |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Asked for clarity on age and identity checks, UK gov’t says littleAge assurance providers continue to seek clarity around the UK’s plans for government participation in the industry. In particular they… |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Age assurance laws influence search as users try and avoid biometric age checksThe debate over biometric age assurance measures for porn sites has moved to the pages of mainstream U.S. media, with… |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Apple volleys age verification question back to sites and appsApple has released a white paper that lays out its position on age assurance and outlines new tools it will… |
| Feb 26, 2025 | AVPA tells US Congress group SCREEN Act gets age assurance rightFederal U.S. lawmakers are considering online age assurance legislation to cover pornographic services across the whole country, in the wake… |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Mobile driver’s licenses coming to the UK this yearThe UK government is planning to issue digital driver’s licenses this year with legal backing to be accepted as proof… |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Ofcom publishes highly anticipated age assurance statementOfcom has published its Age Assurance and Children’s Access Statement. The much-anticipated statement includes guidance on “highly effective age assurance”… |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Age assurance legislation drives talk on how to create an age-aware internetThere are few hotter topics in biometrics and regulatory circles right now than the issue of age assurance as a… |
| Jan 14, 2025 | euCONSENT’s tokenized age verification set for PoC at upcoming age assurance summitThe European Union has its own ideas about how age assurance should be carried out for restricted online services, and… |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Ofcom releases online safety rules, sets compliance deadline of March 16, 2025Ofcom has published the first major policy statement outlining final guidelines for online platforms under the Online Safety Act. The… |
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Watch: Age verification: Lessons learned from the UK
Governments around the world are increasingly enacting legislation to ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect children from accessing…
