Age assurance laws trigger lawsuits in ongoing scuffle with porn, social media
Lawsuits continue to accumulate in the battle over age verification measures intended to protect minors from accessing adult content online,…
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Online age checks blasted by US rights group, researchers
Online age checks are threatening Americans’ constitutional rights, according to a free speech advocacy group and a team of academics….
IDVerse age verification endorsed by regulator as underage gambling crackdown spreads
A German regulator has endorsed biometric facial age estimation from IDVerse for restricting minors’ online access. The company says this…
Age assurance and children’s data privacy regulations come with endless complexity
Privacy regulation is “an incredibly complex regulatory landscape,” says Claire Quinn, chief data privacy officer for Privo, in a panel…
Australia seeks testing provider for outsourced age verification trial
The Department of Communications will soon commence a trial for age verification technologies in Australia. This initiative is part of…
Biometric age estimation graduates with high marks from NIST, ACCS
The inaugural evaluation of biometric age estimation technologies previewed at the Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2024 has been published….
Lawmakers paint grim picture of US data privacy in defending APRA
The U.S. Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce is marking up proposed legislation – and taking names. In remarks opening…
Age verification comes to social media as age of unregulated use nears an end
If trends continue, social media is set to follow in the path of cigarettes: an activity benefitting early from lax…
ITL’s Alerts App expands biometric portfolio to integrated venue management
Businesses from every sector all face access control challenges to ensure the security and safety of their staff and customers….
Retail biometrics’ rising tide lifts startup to €1.5M funding round
Lithuania-based autonomous retail startup Pixevia has raised €1.5 million (US$1.6 million), and plans to bring its technology to new venues…
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