Age verification: Striking the balance between security and privacy in bid for children’s online safety
By Robert Prigge, CEO of Jumio With children’s daily lives increasingly revolving around the internet, discussions around their online safety…
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Facial recognition and AI get the evil eye from community groups and governments
In Europe and the U.S., pushback against facial recognition is being organized by groups concerned about police overreach, privacy and…
Virginia and Arkansas in US moving age verification bills closer to reality
Another pair of U.S. states are debating laws designed to require proof of age before someone can enter a site…
Cybernetica researcher wins grant to study soft spots in digital identity
Cybernetica Senior Researcher Peeter Laud has won a research grant for 769,600 Euros (approximately US$812,000) from the Estonian Research Council…
Pimloc launches CloudConnect API to protect enterprise video capture from privacy risks
UK-based privacy technology company Pimloc has unveiled the launch of its CloudConnect API for secure video redaction, aimed at mitigating…
New Zealand updates biometric checks to fight visa fraud
New Zealand’s immigration department is changing the way it conducts biometric checks to crack down on fraudulent applications, according to…
Consumers grapple with biometrics adoption, stakeholders grapple with expectations
Attendees of the recent MWC (Mobile World Congress) event in Barcelona used biometrics for event entry, in the latest example…
Biometrics beyond encryption; ‘unlinkability’ and pseudonymization under GDPR
Even biometric templates secured with encryption are subject to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, and must be further protected, according…
Understanding the EU Digital Identity Wallets’ Architecture Reference Framework
As European Union citizens await a transformation in how they create and handle their identities and personal data, how they…
Instagram takes Yoti facial age estimation to Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan
Meta Platforms is continuing its pilot of age verification via facial age estimation technology from UK firm Yoti in a…
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