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…
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Yoti taking age estimation global as US debates online limits for minors
Biometrics developers like PixLab are rolling out new features to prevent minors from accessing certain content while Yoti says its…
Pilot phase of biometric vaccination system for Kenyan newborns goes live
The rollout of a biometric system to manage the vaccination journey of children below the age of five years in…
Student biometrics to be integrated into UAE population registry
Phase 2 of the ‘Closer to You’ initiative was recently launched by the UAE Ministry of Education and the Federal…
Microsoft to pay $20M fine for collecting kids’ biometrics on Xbox
Microsoft has been fined $20 million over allegations by U.S. regulators that they collected biometrics and other personal data from…
Student data grab grows as facial recognition planned for Hong Kong schools
Children attending school in Hong Kong will be monitored in classes and around educational facilities with security cameras and a…
Rank One Computing facial recognition reaches 4 West Virginia school boards
Four counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia announced plans to introduce facial recognition technology from Rank One Computing…
Another US state debates age check curbs for social media access
Every so often in U.S. politics an issue comes along that is irresistible to legislators, something that almost everyone feels…
South Carolina lawmakers promote biometrics to help find missing kids
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Senator Katrina Shealy are backing a biometric ID program aimed at helping families…
Colorado school district launches biometrics pilot for free lunches
The Poudre (Colo.) School District (PSD) is launching a biometrics pilot program to see if it can make the distribution…
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