Tech lobby group’s appeal on kids online safety law denied
In a win for age verification providers and advocates, the lobby group representing many of the world’s largest and richest…
Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC)
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Ofcom’s Children’s Safety Code of Practice gets mixed reviews
The regulatory world keeps digging to get at the root of the age verification problem and unearth legal solutions, an…
Lawmakers, activists, pornographers haggle over the future of North America’s children
The tug-of-war between legislators aiming to protect kids under 13 and activists who say their efforts curb freedoms could soon…
US plays catch-up with online protections, UK mulls another leap
Online privacy for children looks like it should be strengthened in the U.S. at a federal level, and sooner in…
UK web users to undergo age verification to access porn
The UK has made bold updates to its draft Online Safety Bill which bring in new offences with matching strict…
The UK’s new Information Commissioner could continue to change the internet, metaverse for all
The UK’s new Information Commissioner, John Edwards, has taken the helm for a five-year term, succeeding Elizabeth Denham. Edwards has…
Liminal forecasts major regulatory impact on digital identity in 2022
Digital identity advisory firm Liminal has published a summary of their predictions for the sector in 2022, plus a self-assessed scorecard…
Campaigners threaten UK ICO with legal action over lack of age verification for porn
A group of children’s charities has written to the Information Commissioner’s Office to threaten a high court challenge if it…
Yoti pitches facial age estimation for kids 6 to 12 years old
Yoti claims its biometrics-based facial age estimation technology can now deliver accurate age assurance in real-time for children under 13 years…
Can UK’s proposed age checks for social media work without biometrics?
Social media companies and “tech giants” may voluntarily make age verification compulsory via physical credentials to prevent children encountering harmful…
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