Age assurance
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Apr 17, 2019
The Digital Economy Act and age verification on adult websites: the facts
What is the Digital Economy Act? The Digital Economy Act is a law introduced by the UK government that includes measures to prevent children from accessing pornographic content online. Age verification is a child protection measure, introduced as part of the government’s ambition to make the UK the safest place to be online. When does the Digital Economy Act take effect and who does it apply to? From the enforcement date, on 15th July 2019, anyone who wants to access a UK adult website will be required to prove they’re 18 or over. Does the Digital Economy Act apply to
Articles
Apr 12, 2019
New regulations to tackle underage online gambling
Last year, a Gambling Commission audit found that an astounding 55,000 British children aged 11-16 year olds were classed as problem gamblers. The results also revealed that up to 450,000 11-16 year olds gambled on a regular basis. While the problem exists across offline and online gambling, the growing nature of the online sector makes it imperative for there to be more safeguards in place. As of 2018, The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) reported that the market’s revenue hit £14.4 billion, of which £5.3 billion came from online gambling. When it comes to identity and age verification for gambling customers,
Articles
Feb 05, 2019
Safer Internet Day 2019
Today we’re celebrating Safer Internet Day! A day where organisations around the world promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for young people. In line with this year’s theme, ‘Together for a better internet’, we’re joining the conversation and working to make sure children get the most out of the internet in a safe and secure way. Technology for good All over the world, children are increasingly using the internet – through their own devices, at even younger ages. The media are quick to jump in and talk about the negative impacts for young people. But when
Articles
Oct 17, 2018
Streamlining the self-checkout experience with NCR
It’s an all too familiar scene: you’re at the supermarket picking up dinner and a nice bottle of wine. It’s Friday, and you just want to get home and relax. The queues for the staffed checkouts are long, and you’re in a rush to catch the train home, so you opt for the speed of self-checkout. But as soon as you scan your wine, you’re told that assistance is needed. You look around, but there is no one to be seen. When you do spot a member of staff, you smile and wave, letting them know you need help. But
Articles
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
Articles
Jul 04, 2017
NSPCC & Yoti working together to help keep children safe online
At Yoti, we’re committed to using our identity checking system as a force for good. We’re a B Corporation with a set of principles to guide us and a Guardian Council of respected and influential individuals to hold us to account. We’ve also made our platform free-of-charge for individuals and charities to use. We know that to really understand how our platform might be put to use to help solve local and global problems, we need to work with experts. So in February this year, we held a hack event to explore the challenges charities face checking ID and see
