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Aug 01, 2018
Meet our anonymous age estimation technology
Developing technologies that challenge the status quo is what we do best here at Yoti. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for good, our new age estimation technology is set to shake up the way people prove their age online and in person. We’re proud of all of the work that’s gone into making it easy to use, accurate and fair for everyone, no matter your age or ethnicity, so we’ve released a white paper for people that want to know more. Making it faster and safer to prove your age Our facial age estimation is a secure age-checking service that
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Jul 24, 2018
Digital identity in the last mile: lessons from South East Asia
Here at Yoti, we believe in the benefits of digital identity for all. As we continue to ramp up our efforts in the humanitarian sector, we recently commissioned research to better understand digital identity needs among grassroots nonprofits in the developing world. The first post in the series of two covered our work in Africa. Read it here. In this post, David Burton – a member of our South East Asia research team – shares his approach and findings from the region. Digital identity in the last mile How can we keep our identities safe? It’s one of the
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Jul 23, 2018
Getting to grips with GDPR: The right to data portability
The seventh article in our series on GDPR rights is about the right to data portability. Catch up on previous articles about your right to be informed, the access right, correction right, deletion right, objection right, restriction right. Part 7: The right to data portability This is a new right under GDPR and its aim is to allow individuals to be able to easily get back certain personal information so they can do other things with it, or give it to another company. There are two aspects to the right: The right to get back some information. The right
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Jul 20, 2018
Getting to grips with GDPR: The right to correct data
The third article in our series on GDPR rights is about the correction right. See here for previous articles on your right to be informed, and the second on the access right. Part 3: The right to correct data The right to correct inaccurate personal information is an existing right. It has always been the case that if you discover an organisation has inaccurate information about you, you have the right to correct it. It also links with the organisation’s responsibility to have accurate and up to date data. In current UK law this right is set up as
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Jul 20, 2018
Getting to grips with GDPR: The right to access
The second article in our series on GDPR rights is about the access right. See here for the first article on your right to be informed. Part 2: The right to access The right to access your own personal information has existed in the UK since 1984. It is considered a cornerstone of privacy law and is often the main way to understand exactly what information an organisation holds about you, and what they are doing with it. GDPR only changes small details of this right. You will continue to have the right to know if the organisation does
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Jul 17, 2018
Digital identity in the last mile: lessons from Africa
Here at Yoti, we believe in the benefits of a digital identity for all. As we continue to ramp up our efforts in the humanitarian sector, we recently commissioned research to better understand digital identity needs among grassroots nonprofits in the developing world. In this guest post, Kevin Madegwa – our African research lead – shares his approach and findings from the continent. Look out for a second guest post on our findings in South East Asia coming soon. Digital identity in the last mile Identity research is not something I had thought too much about until I was