UK wants registered providers for trust service framework
The UK government has opened a public consultation to assess the state of the country’s trust services market, pointing out…
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From Notting Hill to Denmark Hill – UK police facial recognition rejoins the carnival
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fans of police facial recognition will know Notting Hill. Not…
Spotify picks Yoti for age verification, estimation amid UK’s OSA growing pains
Spotify has implemented age assurance in the form of facial age estimation and ID verification with face biometrics, both from…
UK tenders new biometric passport contract to include DTCs
The British Home Office is seeking suppliers for the delivery of end-to-end passport manufacturing and personalization. The tender includes potential…
As OSA kicks in, Yoti sees 25% spike in traffic, lands at number two on Apple charts
UK age assurance provider Yoti has hit the charts in a big way following the activation of the Online Safety…
UK age verification is here: Ofcom set to begin enforcing Online Safety Act
The age assurance bell is tolling in the UK, where the Online Safety Act is set to take effect. The…
UK Treasury to prepare guidance for digital ID in AML
The UK’s Treasury will release guidance on the use of digital IDs for identity verification in anti-money laundering (AML) regulations….
Clearview takes fresh legal hits over Canada class action, UK fine
Few biometrics companies have taken a bigger regulatory and legal beating than Clearview AI. It has already been a rough…
With age verification law back on in France, Aylo blocks Pornhub again
Aylo, which owns some of the world’s most highly trafficked free pornography websites, has once again pulled the boudoir curtain…
Ofcom planning more safety measures to tackle addictive design
It has been noted previously in these pages that the UK is looking to be taken seriously in pursuing its…
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