United States
Yoti has applied to the FTC for facial age estimation to be an approved parental consent method for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA). It is not accepted yet – there will be public consultation and then the FTC will decide if they add this to the list of methods.
Julie Dawson, chief policy and regulatory officer at Yoti said, “We’re pleased to be working with SuperAwesome and the Entertainment Software Rating Board to ask the FTC to approve facial age estimation as a parental consent method for the COPPA. COPPA requires online sites and services directed to children under 13 to obtain parental consent before collecting or using personal information from a child.
“We believe that facial age estimation is privacy-preserving, accurate, and easier to use by more parents than current enumerated methods. In addition, we have completed over four million age estimations for SuperAwesome outside the US – a sign of its popularity among parents. Where facial age estimation is available as an option for parental consent outside the US, more than 70 percent of parents choose it over other methods.”
United Kingdom
The UK has published a policy document on the Digital Identification and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) offering guidelines how digital identity and attribute firms should treat expired identity documents.
The government says using expired documents is acceptable in some circumstances, but companies can only accept passports, for instance, up to a year after they have expired.
Companies conducting checks as part of a trust framework in which they are certified must make sure that their treatment of expired documents is compatible with relevant government requirements.
Global
DocuSign has released an AI-backed identity verification tool.
The electronic signature vendor’s new tool, Liveness Detection for ID Verification, uses biometric visual scanning in live video recordings to confirm a document signer’s identity and presence at the time of signing. It’s available today as part of DocuSign’s ID Verification and ID Verification Premier offerings at no extra cost, according to DocuSign.
DocuSign partnered with automated identity verification vendor Onfido to create the system.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is preparing to evaluate proposals to supply and build its national digital ID system. It is seeking proposals from Indian bidders only, athough PWC is on board as a consultant. The Indian government has taken on an oversight role in the project, which will utilise the MOSIP platform.
Jamaica
Jamaica has issued an RFP to equip ten biometric enrolment centers at post offices in the country, with more planned for future RFPs. The centres will be used for enrolment to the national digital ID, NIDS, which includes fingerprints and facial images. The first enrolment centers are already in operation.
Australia
The Opposition is urging the Australian government to immediately introduce digital IDs to stop a recurrence of the devastating Optus and Medibank hacking events in 2022.
Paul Fletcher, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy, said that while the government had started the ball rolling, it was taking too long to bring about the change, reports Australia’s channelnews.
Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher has reportedly set the end of the year as a deadline for state and federal governments to implement the national digital identity scheme. The issue was discussed with the states earlier this year.
Global
TrustElevate.com is announcing that it is set to expand its privacy-enhancing services globally.
The expansion of TrustElevate.com enables internet users to scan NFC-enabled passports, driver’s licences, and ID cards, conduct liveness tests and share privacy-preserved attributes. This extends and deepens TrustElevate’s presence globally, as NFC-enabled passports and ID cards are available in 170 countries worldwide.
“We are excited to expand our services that aligns with the ISO 27566 Age Assurance framework,” said TrustElevate founder and CEO, Dr Rachel O’Connell. “This is clearly the future of global identity verification, and we are committed to providing both businesses and internet users across the world with the most secure, privacy-preserving, and convenient way to verify identity attributes such as age and parental status. TrustElevate also enables businesses to obtain consent to data processing from verified users, in line with the European Court of Justice’s recent ruling that consent is the only viable legal basis for companies to use personal data for behavioural advertising in the European Union.”
