High rates of Aadhaar biometric verification failure leads to UIDAI scrutiny
In India there is concern over Aadhaar biometric verification while the UIDAI is increasing its campaign of digital hygiene for…
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Irish online safety regulator promises to prosecute noncompliance on age checks
There has been more noise about the UK’s online safety codes, but Ireland’s new Online Safety Code also comes into…
New Ofcom proposal calls for highly effective age assurance for livestreams
Ofcom is determined to make the most of its “Year of Action,” having released yet another set of proposals to…
Respected legal authority frames age assurance legislation as segregation, suppression
Language plays a fundamental role in how concepts and technologies are introduced into and evolve alongside society. The debate over…
Video games need age assurance; k-ID and Microsoft offer good models: WEF
It is, in some sense, the elephant in the virtual living room, and definitely not as subject to interrogation as…
Social media’s age verification crisis: Can platforms solve the technical and ethical puzzle?
The demand for robust, ethical, and privacy-first verification systems is growing rapidly, explains Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato….
Canada considers age assurance legislation to match UK, EU
A new bill that would require porn sites to implement age assurance technology has been introduced into Canadian Parliament. The…
SCOTUS rules to uphold Texas age verification law in high-profile case
In the high-profile U.S. Supreme Court case of Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the court has ruled 6-3 in favor…
Google endorses landmark US privacy bill protecting kids and teens
In a notable development for digital privacy advocacy, Google has formally endorsed the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act,…
No carveout for YouTube in age check law, advises eSafety Australia
Is YouTube social? Is it safe? These are the questions currently hounding Australia’s draft safety codes for protecting children online….
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