E-scooter fatality shows gap in remote ID check process for age restrictions
The unfortunate death of a 12-year old boy in England has highlighted the difficulties with enforcing age restrictions using remote…
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Washington State tipplers could soon be verifying their age with hand biometrics
A pilot project for biometric age verification in the U.S. state of Washington looks more likely after a meeting of…
Anti-porn age verification for minors in UK and US attracts data protection criticism
The UK’s Online Safety Bill, is now set to force all platforms hosting pornographic material operating in the UK to…
Yoti, GreenBadg expand age checks to free tier, adult site
Global regulators are increasing their attention to how minors access online content: From the UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC)…
PixLab and FaceIO update privacy policy for face biometrics, age verification
U.S.-based computer vision company PixLab and its face biometrics brand FaceIO have updated their privacy policy and terms of service…
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Persona wins major gaming client as age verification grows up
For anyone who has watched a young child play the chunky, multi-person role-playing online game Roblox, news that there is…
UK retailer uses ITL biometrics to verify age as teen vaping risks pile up
A Bestway Retail convenience store in the city of Southampton has installed facial biometrics-based age estimation software and hardware designed…
Once wide open, internet being fenced with age checks
Moved by a moral context, politically conservative U.S. states are lining up to pass age-verification laws designed to keep children…
Recreation robots use face biometrics to serve humanity in US, Costa Rica
The AC Marriott hotel in Escazú, Costa Rica, reportedly is using robotics that can scan faces to interface with guests,…
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