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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UK online content bill could quietly enable facial recognition
Research reportedly shows that the inclusion of software as part of the UK’s proposed Online Safety Bill could be used…
Age verification for porn access supported across UK electorate, finds poll
A survey for right-leaning TV news channel GB News finds that 78 percent of the British public support age verification…
What business needs to know about age ID verification as regulators step up legislation
By Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato From the first of January this year, age checks for people visiting…
Porn back as political hurdle for age verification in UK, Australia takes next step
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been prompted by his Conservative Party members to increase the strictness of age security…
8.6M fake ID users in UK: GBG report
Over eight million people in the UK have taken advantage of fake, fraudulent or someone else’s identity to access goods,…
Jail time for UK tech bosses if they fail to keep children safe online
The UK’s Online Safety Bill evades defeat in its third reading in Parliament after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surrenders to…
Children, interoperability, billion-dollar fines and browser biometrics: the Online Safety Bill
The UK government’s effectively crowd-sourced draft Online Safety Bill has managed yet another twist. Gone is the provision to regulate…
UK unveils new laws to protect ‘revenge porn’ victims, including from deepfakes
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice has unveiled a new amendment to the Online Safety Bill to protect victims from…
Online Safety Bill ‘tweaks’ suggested as Yoti’s age verification tool reaches anniversary
It has been a year since digital identity provider Yoti launched its Report Remove tool for age verification in the…
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