‘Privacy Sweep’ finds EU online safety measures stagnating over past decade
An annual audit of online services by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) shows little progress in online safety for…
Age Assurance
Biometric age assurance is any method of confirming a claim about the age of an individual by measuring their physical characteristics or actions. It includes age verification, which compares face biometrics from a reference image on an identity document to a facial photo or selfie, and age estimation, which analyzes the facial features in a photo to estimate a person’s age, typically within a given range. It also includes other methods that utilize voice or gesture.
Ohio advances age verification bill to close loophole used by porn sites
Age verification for access to online pornography is one step closer to enforceable law in Ohio, where House Bill 84…
Facial age estimation adoption puts pressure on ecosystem
As an area of technology that is being implemented even as legal mandates are taking force and the criteria for…
Apple makes age filters default for UK iPhone users, requires age check to change
Apple is introducing age checks for iPhone and iPad users in the UK, with plans for an EU rollout to…
Brazil lays out preliminary guidelines for biometric age assurance under Digital ECA
Brazil’s data watchdog has published preliminary guidelines for adopting age-assurance technology to restrict underage users from products and services. The…
House Republicans gut KOSA as they advance new child safety bill
House Republicans revived federal child online safety legislation, but in doing so they stripped out the provision that gave the…
Age assurance a baseline requirement for AI in new White House framework
The U.S. has made child online safety the number one priority in its newly released National Policy Framework on Artificial…
Ofcom loads fines on 4chan for failing to implement age assurance under OSA
Ofcom has introduced some fresh transatlantic friction into its enforcement efforts, issuing a fine of £450,000 to message board 4chan…
To ban or not to ban? UK debates age restrictions for social media platforms
Despite recent legal dead-ends, the UK continues to move toward an Australian-style law putting age restrictions on large social media…
Australian regulators roll out new age assurance guidance, enforceable industry codes
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published new guidance on age assurance technologies. A release from the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection