Many such critical business services, such as Mastercard and Visa, have previously indicated they would not choose to provide their services to websites in countries where a national regulator found them to be non-compliant with the law. There is a reputational risk...
BSI PAS 1296:2018 was the first international standard for online age checking. In 2024, the IEEE 2089.1 was published and this is the current standard, including standardised levels of age assurance to facilitate global alignment of regulatory requirements and...
In Europe, GDPR sets a higher bar for the processing of special category data such as biometric data. However, it is wrong to believe this legally always requires consent. There are other legal reasons to process sensitive data, and perhaps the most relevant for age...
More and more of us are becoming aware of the risks of ‘phishing’ – fake emails or websites that seek to extract personal data, particularly passwords and other secrets we use to secure our online activities. This is, sadly, not a problem unique to...
Even before the internet, children could get hold of pornographic magazines, or even find an adult video hidden at home. The differences with online porn are that it is currently much more easily accessible, available in vast quantities, is often more hard core and...
