England updates guidance – not legislation – for biometrics use in schools
Just as schools broke up for the summer holidays, the Department for Education released updated guidance for the protection of…
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HooYu, Yoti now certified digital identity service providers for Right to Rent checks in the UK
Yoti and the Post Office, as well as HooYu have become the first certified digital identity service providers (IDSPs) for…
Do not waste recent gains on digital ID, techUK report urges government
Progress finally made by the UK Government to establish a functional digital identity system to support the digital economy needs…
ITL’s MyCheckr: a step forward in age estimation
A simple addition of biometrics-based automation to age checks when purchasing age restricted goods could reduce violent incidents, along with…
Interpretations of interpretations hope to clarify UK CCTV, biometric surveillance
The UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), released new guidance last month in an attempt to clarify the…
ITL’s age estimation certified for UK GDPR
British facial recognition and age verification firm Innovative Technology (ITL) says it is the first technology provider to receive independent UK…
Smart homes: privacy row in the UK, Xiaomi unveils biometric lock
A judge in the UK has recently ruled that an Amazon Ring doorbell and security cameras installed at a house…
Yoti says no biometric data in age estimation tech, takes issue with UK ICO opinion
Some of the opinions about age estimation expressed by a UK regulator do not apply to Yoti’s facial age estimation…
