by Iain Corby | Feb 10, 2022
Age verification checks can be completed using passports, driving licences, online banking, through credit reference agencies or with a digital ID app on your mobile phone account; innovative new technology can estimate your age from a selfie using artificial...
by Iain Corby | Feb 10, 2022
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...
by Iain Corby | Feb 10, 2022
euCONSENT was a European Commission funded project to create an interoperable network of AV providers. It began a pilot of its technology in February 2022 with over 1,600 participants across 5 countries which successfully proved the concept of interoperability,...
by Iain Corby | Feb 10, 2022
There is a critically important difference between facial age estimation and facial recognition. For facial age estimation, there is no need – or indeed any legal basis – to retain a copy of the image that is analysed to estimate your age – indeed...
by Iain Corby | Feb 10, 2022
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...