Publications
Should we use a digital identity trust framework for age assurance?
Last week, the UK government published its Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. You have to read no further than the second paragraph of Minister Matt Warman’s introduction before appreciating that this document is highly relevant to age verification. ...
Predictions for 2021
Looking forward to 2021, it is certainly going to be a pivotal year for the age verification sector. I thought I would take this opportunity to look into a crystal ball and sketch out how the year may play out. And, of course, thanks to the indelibility of the...
Convergence cubed
Say the word “convergence” to art-lovers and they’ll think of Jackson Pollock. In 2015, it was a horror film set in a haunted hospital. In Mexico, it’s a political party. But in the world of tech, it’s about how multiple strands of functionality are combined. ...
Standards – the key to aligning age verification laws and regulations
Right now, in the world of age verification, there are a lot of moving parts. In an ideal world, they would all fit a neat blueprint for the final precision-engineered machine. It may be that the UK government’s full response to the Online Harms consultation, due any...
August update
As August provides a brief break from the relentless schedule of monthly meetings, it is a perfect opportunity to pause and reflect on where the age verification sector stands.Globally, there is certainly a continued increase in focus on applying the general principle...