Brazil age assurance challenge overlooks privacy-preserving options
Where there are online safety laws, there is litigation aiming to curb them. So it goes in Brazil, where the…
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Loop8 launches device-based age assurance middleware
Loop8, the commercial brand and identity platform of Glendale, California-based biometrics provider L8P8 Inc., has announced the launch of Loop8ID…
Russia expands state-backed Max digital ID to hotels and teenagers
Russia is making digital ID mandatory for guests checking into large hotels, and expanding its digital ID program to cover…
US Senate panel advances online child safety bill
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously advanced the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) on Wednesday,…
Governments converge on age assurance but diverge on how to implement it
Governments around the world are increasingly aligned on the view that minors need stronger protections against online harms, in the…
US senators propose operating system-based age assurance framework
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation that would require most computer and mobile device users to register their…
No age checks for half of Australian kids but social media accounts still drop 10%
Social media account ownership by children under 16 years old has declined by over 10 percent in the first three…
Basic visual manipulations can fool some FAE, but there’s a solution, says study
Facial age estimation (FAE) has emerged as a popular option for websites covered by age assurance regulations, offering a biometric…
Iowa law puts labeling, AI reminder requirements on conversational chatbots
New legislation in Iowa puts guidelines on AI chatbots. Senate File 2417 passed unanimously in the House and Senate, meaning…
Paxton, NetChoice both declare victory in court decisions on Texas SCOPE Act
In the great, dusty arena that is Texas biometrics law, two fighters stand across the scrubland facing one another, both…
