Ofcom’s new Children’s Safety Codes require “highly effective age checks”
Ofcom has dropped the proverbial hammer on age-sensitive internet services, releasing an update that sets out more than 40 practical…
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UK ICO and Ofcom strengthen cooperation on age assurance
UK’s communications and data privacy watchdogs are strengthening collaboration on regulating child online safety, including age assurance and other technology….
OnlyFans misconfigures biometric age estimation, Ofcom opens investigation
In the great age verification debate sweeping the globe, much attention has been directed at pornography tube sites such as…
UK group begins AI and Digital Hub pilot to support product innovators
A platform labelled “AI and Digital Hub” designed to provide informal advice to innovators developing AI and digital products has…
Age assurance tech is ready now, and international standards are on their way
The Global Age Assurance Standards Summit has wrapped up, culminating in a set of assertions, a seven-point call-to-action and four…
Tech industry group pushes back against Ofcom age assurance guidance
Industry-funded consortium Digital Trust & Safety Partnership (DTSP), which includes members such as Google, Meta, Microsoft and Apple, has pushed…
The UK’s Online Safety Act is live; now for the hard part
The UK’s pioneering regulatory effort on internet safety has provided direction and arrived at a significant consensus on desired outcomes,…
Biometric age verification easier legislated when no tech details mentioned
The age-verification/porn debate will never end because every law takes a freedom away and there’s always someone with a stricter…
UK govt tells online porn users to show their faces for biometric age checks
Facial age estimation, biometric photo ID matching, bank or mobile ID and digital wallets are all effective options for age…
Legal age is porous online; digital ID firms, regulators, platforms spar for leverage
The increasing demand for age assurance tools to protect youth online is prompting new investments in biometrics and digital identity…
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