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AVPA response to the EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion on rules to prevent child sexual abuse
The European Data Protection Board, a collective body of EU, EFTA and EEA data protection authorities, and the European Data Protection Supervisor have published a jointy opinion on the latest proposed rules to prevent child sexual abuse being considered by the...
A 7 minute summary of the state of the art in Age Assurance
Speaking to the Privacy Laws and Business Conference at St John's College, Cambridge University last month, the AVPA's Executive Director updated delegates on the latest situaton in the rapidly evolving age assurance sector: VIDEO [video width="1920" height="888"...
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Enforcement at scale – amending the Online Safety Bill for a level playing field
We were pleased to see amendments debated by the Public Bill Committee designed to allow Ofcom to go to court and apply for blocking orders against multiple websites at the same time. As currently drafted, the legislation suggests Ofcom would need to make a separate...
Doorsteps – the weakest link in AV
On a recent day out with my 11 year-old godson, both his father and I were surprised when he contributed to a conversation we were having about the risks of delivery services letting children get hold of age-restricted goods. "It's easy," he announced. "You can just...
Press release: Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) launches search for UK-wide smartphone solution.
London, UK. May 27 2022 – The Proof of Age Standards Scheme, working in partnership with the age verification industry, has issued a call for a proposal for new technology to allow people to prove their age using just their smartphone. The PASS Scheme currently...
euCONSENT and the Better Internet For Kids+ Strategy
The Euroepan Commission has published an update to their approach to making the internet a safer place for children across Europe, the Better Internet For Kids+ (BIK+) Strategy. We were delighted to see a commitment to build on the work of euCONSENT - the AVPA is a...
Proof of Age Standards Scheme – Call for a Proposal, questions and answers
We have issued, in collaboration with the Proof of Age Standards Scheme, a call for a proposal to find a solution that will enable interoperability across digital proofs of age provided by multiple approved issuers. For universal acceptance, a single validation...
Age Verification, privacy and data…
A YouGov survey for the Open Rights Group reports today that 78% of UK adults would not be willing to upload ID in order to access adult websites including pornography. The principal reasons given by those holding this view are that 64% of them 'don't trust the...
AVPA welcomes ground-breaking and world-leading legislation to make the internet a safer place for children.
PRESS RELEASE The Age Verification Providers Association welcomes ground-breaking legislation to make the internet a safer place for children. Leading UK SafetyTech companies welcomed today’s publication of a revised draft of the Online Safety Bill, which now begins...
The coming of Age to advertising
There was a deep sense of shock across the advertising industry when the UK government announced a blanket ban on digital advertising for foods High in Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS). With the backing of 79% of respondents to an earlier consultation, the Department of...
AVPA seeks clarification of UK Government policies
In response to the reply we received from officials at the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, we have again written to the Secretary of State to seek clarification of the government's policies, ahead of the imminent publication of a re-draft of the...
Government delaying AV for porn again!
We have recevied a deeply concerning reply from DCMS confirming that they will be delaying the implementation of age verification for pornography but another 2-3 years. We had written urging they include pornography on the face of the Online Safety Bill; we had hoped...
Tech is clever; it can usually do what you need it to and that includes online age checks
An article in the New Statesman about the new Online Safety Bill currently being re-drafted by DCMS, argues "The government's age verification rules would never work and would penalise smaller, more ethical creators most." Rather than try to respond to the many issues...
AVPA calls on Nadine Dorries to add pornography to the Online Safety Bill
The AVPA has today written to the Secretary of State for DCMS to urge her to include pornography on the face of the Online Safety Bill. The call comes after announcements this weekend that new offenses were to be added to the Bill to ensure that Ofcom would be able to...