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Yoti is expanding the scope of its partnership with StrongPoint. The two companies have been working together since 2018 to automate age checks in the retail industry and facilitate the sale of age-restricted goods at self-checkout terminals. The updated arrangement specifically concerns Yoti Age Scan, which estimates someone’s age based on a live photo of […]
Yoti is now an approved form of age verification for age-restricted sites in Germany. The news comes courtesy of the German Association for Voluntary Self-Regulation of Digital Media service providers (FSM), which is an established self-regulatory organization that oversees telemedia in the country. The certification specifically concerns Yoti Age Scan and Yoti’s Digital ID app, which […]
An independent auditor has evaluated Yoti’s identity technology and determined that it satisfies HIPAA’s security and privacy requirements. The assessment should clear the way for healthcare organizations that are looking to streamline their operations with digital identities. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was initially passed in 1996, and establishes strict guidelines for […]
Scientific Games picked up a bundle of industry accolades at the ICE London gaming conference earlier this month. Most notably, the company’s SG Vision solution received the prize for Supplier Innovation of the Year at the 2020 Gaming Intelligence Awards. The streak continued at the International Gaming Awards and the Global Gaming Awards. At the […]
Britain’s youth are asking the country’s internet security providers to take away their porn. At least, that’s the takeaway from a new study from IDEX Biometrics, which suggests that Generation Z believes that porn sites should use biometrics to prevent children from gaining access to adult materials. The study was conducted by Arlington Research, which […]
The Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer RELX Technology is using biometrics to keep tobacco products out of the hands of children. The company has announced that it will be installing facial recognition cameras at all of its retail locations in China, allowing RELX to monitor the age of anyone that sets foot in the store. The […]
FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill recently had the opportunity to interview Martin Zizi, CEO of Aerendir, a leading pioneer of novel physiological biometric identity technology. Their conversation begins on the topic of what physiological biometrics are and how they differ from traditional modalities like fingerprint or face recognition. Zizi goes on to discuss why it’s important […]
As another big year in the biometrics industry reaches its conclusion, it’s time once again to reflect on the state of the art through FindBiometrics’ Year in Review survey. Now in its 17th year, the Year in Review survey is the biggest of its kind in the biometrics industry. Thanks to FindBiometrics’ unique readership of […]
Emerald Organic Products is planning to place its CBD offerings in biometric vending machines after gaining a controlling 51 percent stake in the vending machine manufacturer Bezalel Jewelry. The latter’s biometric machines use facial recognition to match a customer’s face to the photo on an official government ID to facilitate the sale of age restricted […]
Juul Labs has become the latest company to get hit with an Illinois class action lawsuit for gathering biometric information without proper consent. The e-cigarette manufacturer uses biometrics to verify the ages of customers on its website, and while the information does allow Juul to confirm that online shoppers are legally old enough to purchase […]
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