UK Regulator Focuses on Age Verification in Children’s Safety Codes
Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, has announced a comprehensive set of proposed measures aimed at enhancing online safety for children, as outlined in their draft […]
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OnlyFans Faces Ofcom Investigation Over Digital Age Assurance
Ofcom, the UK’s regulatory body for communications, has initiated an investigation into OnlyFans, an adult content subscription platform. The probe centers on concerns that the […]
Amid Scrutiny, Worldcoin Bolsters Data Protections
Worldcoin has announced a couple of significant updates to its World ID digital identity platform, despite recent intensification in the regulatory scrutiny it has faced […]
Canada’s Opposition Want Age-Gating for Porn—But Without Digital ID
Canada’s Conservative Party is signalling support for legislation that would mandate age verification for users seeking access to online pornography sites, though officials are also […]
Alcohol Lobby Warns About IDV Costs in Digital ID Law Filing
Retail Drinks Australia has submitted comment on proposed legislation that would lay the groundwork for a countrywide digital ID system, warning that a lack of […]
Utah’s IDV Requirement for Social Media Faces FIRE
The US advocacy group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, has filed a lawsuit against Utah’s Attorney General and the Utah Department of […]
Google Offered $50 to Parents for Teen Videos in Age Estimation Project
Google is paying parents to submit video clips of their teenage children in an effort to train a face verification system, according to a report from 404 […]
Persona, Paravision Pursue Emerging Age Assurance Market
Persona and Paravision have teamed up on an “age estimation and verification” tool, after the latter launched the 6th-generation version of its face biometrics platform this past summer. […]
Singaporean Access Management Platform Integrates Yoti Digital IDs
In a move to bolster its identity verification capabilities, Singapore-based SendQuick has integrated Yoti’s digital ID technology into its remote access management platform, Conexa. Known […]
FTC Seeks Comment On Biometric Age Estimation Proposal for COPPA
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), in partnership with Yoti and SuperAwesome, have submitted an application to the Federal Trade Commission asking it to approve […]
Google’s Mobile ID Comes to Maryland as Apple Plans Retail Use Cases
Google’s mobile ID solution has arrived in Maryland, making the state the first in the country to let residents use a digital ID on both […]
UK Movie Chains Enable Smartphone-based Age Verification
Yoti has solidified its footing as a leading mobile ID pioneer in the UK: four of the United Kingdom’s major movie theaters have announced that […]
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