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Jun 29, 2020
Social purpose in a time of crisis
Events over recent weeks have been unprecedented. At Yoti, we have been inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement and wholeheartedly support calls for the end of inequality and exclusion wherever it exists and in whatever form it takes. Racial equality is very much an issue of identity, and being a digital identity company the issues at hand are more pertinent to us than for many other companies. As signatories of the Safe Face Pledge, we have made a public commitment addressing harmful bias in artificial intelligence technology and embedded transparency into our business practices. Today, we are releasing a
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May 18, 2020
Successfully completing HIPAA Compliance Readiness Assessment
We are delighted to confirm we have received a HIPAA compliance readiness report from an independent auditor. This gives us and our clients comfort that Yoti fulfils all requirements in the HIPAA Security Rules and the Privacy Rules. As Yoti has been built from day one with security and privacy at its core, we only needed to explain our architecture and control environment to our independent assessors, Corporate Prime Solutions. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) was created to modernise the flow of healthcare information, and set out how personally identifiable information is maintained. Our HIPAA
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Apr 10, 2020
#Nudes4Sale: supporting the BBC’s expose of underage porn with our anonymous age estimation technology
A few months ago, Yoti was approached by the BBC to support their investigation into a growing trend on social media called #Nudes4Sale, a phenomenon that sees thousands of adults and teenagers making money from selling their own nude photos and videos. We helped them check the ages of the people sharing content on social media platforms with our anonymous age estimation solution, Yoti Age Scan. And the results were shocking. The full documentary is on the BBC iPlayer. You can find us at 13-17 minutes during which the BBC journalist runs profile pictures through our age estimation portal, and
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Feb 15, 2020
Safer Internet Day with the Marie Collins Foundation
‘Free to be me’ was the theme for this year’s Safer Internet Day, which was marked by new research from the UK Safe Internet Centre that found young people’s online experiences are an essential part of who they are offline. The freedom that young people enjoy online is found to be building an informed and inspired generation, but it is also making them vulnerable to an unprecedented level of online grooming and sexual abuse. The internet has largely escaped regulation through fear that restricting access to information is censorship, but as more and more of our lives are lived out
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Dec 13, 2019
Our approach to security and privacy
Digital transformation is reshaping how we live, work and interact with one another. But just as the right to identity is a fundamental human right, the right to privacy is too. That’s why protecting your privacy and security is at the heart of what we do. It helps us ensure that you, as our users, trust us with your personal data. We’re committed to only using your data in ways that are ethical, secure and compliant with data protection laws globally. Here’s a brief overview of our approach to privacy and security. If you’d like to drill down into
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Nov 29, 2019
Compliance at Yoti and why it matters to you
Updated 29th November 2019 to reflect change of SOC 2 classification from SOC 2 Type 1 to SOC 2 Type II. We do things differently to most tech companies. We’re proud of the fact that we always put compliance and our community first and we like to shout about it. The way we handle security and compliance is key to protecting your data. If we didn’t get that right, how could we expect anyone to trust us? And without trust, why would anyone use our app? So, with that in mind, here’s a run-through of the three main compliance