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…
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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…
Why are government’s still hesitating over social media ID verification?
Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato Controversy surrounded the inclusion in May of an Online Safety Bill in the Queen’s…
Progress towards ID code for inclusion, call for UK Online Safety Bill deadlines at OIX
A series of speakers brought updates on sections of digital identity at the latest meeting of the OIX (Open Identity…
Global movement coalescing around age verification and its role in online safety
Europe, the UK and Australia are embarking on further mechanisms to improve online safety for all, with a focus on…
Campaigners threaten UK ICO with legal action over lack of age verification for porn
A group of children’s charities has written to the Information Commissioner’s Office to threaten a high court challenge if it…
