Age assurance
Articles
Mar 18, 2021
Developing age estimation technology to tackle grooming online
Last month, Yoti Guardian Gavin Starks chaired our third stakeholder roundtable on the next proposed stage of the development of our age estimation technology. We brought together fifty five guests from seven countries, including representatives from 5rights, Apps for Good, Be In Touch South Africa, Breck Foundation, Caribou Digital, CyberSafeIreland, Digital Policy Alliance, FSM Germany – Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Diensteanbieter, GoBubble, IEEE, Interactive Software Federation of Europe, International Committee of the Red Cross, Internet Commission, Internet Watch Foundation, Irish Data Protection Commission, Keele University, KJM German Federal Agency for the Protection of Minors, London School of Economics,
Articles
Feb 09, 2021
Helping to protect kids this Safer Internet Day and beyond
Ahead of the Age Appropriate Design Code, many companies are looking at how to provide age-appropriate services, messaging, content and, crucially for parents, how to deter grooming. We are working in the ICO Sandbox with partners including child-content moderation SaaS GoBubble (GoBubbleWrap), to further develop our privacy-preserving age estimation technology so that it can accurately estimate the age of children under 13. This vital ICO Sandbox partnership will offer child-centric content moderation with global scalability on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis. This will include privacy information and accessible parental consent mechanisms, including the option
Articles
Oct 23, 2020
Automated age checks for StrongPoint
We’ve teamed up with StrongPoint to deliver automated age checks in their self-checkouts, Click & Collect lockers and Vensafe dispensing machines. Customers can simply look into the camera on the device and have their age anonymously estimated in seconds. If they look under the configured age threshold, they can prove their age with the Yoti app. Products: Facial Age Estimation, Digital ID Read more about transforming your shopping experience
Articles
Oct 15, 2020
Developing our anonymous age estimation technology
Having spent the last six years building a digital identity platform, we’ve made some impressive advancements in the age checking space. Our free app is a powerful tool that lets anyone convert their government-issued ID document into an encrypted, digital ID. Once verified, users can share age details, such as ‘Over 18’ or ‘Under 18’, without revealing their entire date of birth. Age checks without an ID document After delivering age verification in this way for a few years, it struck us that in the UK 33% of under 18s and 24% of over 18s do
Press releases
Aug 14, 2020
Strongpoint and Yoti partnership transforms retail experiences
14th August 2020, LONDON — Retail Technology company StrongPoint and digital ID platform Yoti have signed a strategic partnership agreement to drive automated retail innovation. The companies began collaborating in 2018 and have streamlined Click & Collect, tobacco dispensing and automated self-checkout solutions to reduce the need for staff interventions. This presents a double win for retailers looking to save time and money, giving shoppers a seamless and contactless checkout experience. StrongPoint will introduce Yoti’s integrated age estimation and verification solution across grocery stores that have installed its self-checkouts, Click & Collect lockers and Vensafe dispensing machines – as well
Press releases
Aug 10, 2020
Reflex Gaming and Yoti deliver safer amusements with digital age verification
London – 10/08/2020 – Reflex Gaming has integrated digital age verification technology from Yoti into its category C gaming machines for automated proof of age – protecting children while delivering a seamless gaming experience for adults. Established in 2004, Reflex is an independently-owned manufacturer and game developer with a significant and growing market share in the Pub Retail machine market and the Arcade, Bingo and Private Members Club sectors. Reflex has recently taken its land-based games to the global online and mobile markets, which will be enhanced by Yoti’s digital age and identity offering. The combination of Reflex and Yoti