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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Facial recognition among new restrictions Meta is fighting in U.S. courts
Meta is pushing back against a federal court decision allowing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek to impose new…
Porn gets the marquee in Australian opposition’s age verification bill
Amid rising global interest in online age verification, Australia’s politicians are indulging in a bit of gamesmanship, with the coalition…
Clearview AI tops 40 billion reference images in facial recognition database
Clearview AI’s reference database for facial recognition searches has surpassed 40 billion images, double its volume of just 20 months…
Age verification legislation sparks First Amendment battles
Lawmakers at state and federal levels are proposing age verification legislation to protect minors. Texas is once again able to…
Are US border officers using LexisNexis facial recognition service? Washington’s not saying
A small U.S. government contract with a previously anodyne data broker is tripping alarms with surveillance watchdogs. Reporting by investigative…
NEC partners with I3 on responsible forensic biometrics training
NEC America has announced an agreement with Ideal Innovations Inc. to facilitate training for the responsible use of facial recognition…
Ofcom begins rolling out age assurance guidance for UK businesses, Yoti pans the pace
The regulator tasked with ensuring websites comply with the UK’s new rules for online age assurance and protections for minors…
Persona selfie biometrics to verify ID for LinkedIn users in Australia, Brazil
Users of professional networking platform LinkedIn in Australia and Brazil will henceforth have their identify verified using ID authentication software…
Age-verification vendors could benefit from the new gang-suit of Meta
A group of U.S. attorneys general are suing Meta Platforms and Instagram, alleging that they are winking at the general…
