eSafety Secures Roblox Undertaking With First Third-Party Age-Assurance Audit
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from Roblox requiring an independent audit of its age-estimation measures.
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Scottish Police Inspectorate Urges Facial Recognition to Enforce Football Banning Orders
HMICS says facial recognition should be required to keep banned individuals out of football matches, after a Rangers v Celtic tie the Scottish FA called a near…
France’s Constitutional Council Strikes Down Under-15 Social Media Ban
France’s Constitutional Council struck down the under-15 social media ban, faulting an age-verification rule that lacked privacy guarantees.
UK Gambling Regulator Warns Operators Over Identity Verification Gaps
The UK Gambling Commission has warned online gambling operators that incomplete registration data and overly permissive identity matching are creating…
Erie County Receives About 30 Responses Under New Biometric Privacy Law
Erie County’s Department of Consumer Protection had received about 30 business responses to disclosure requirements under its new biometric privacy law, with…
Ontario Fines Betty Gaming $120,000 Over Age-Check Failure
Ontario’s gaming regulator has ordered monetary penalties totaling $120,000 against Betty Gaming after a vulnerability in Betty.ca’s age-verification controls…
Philippine Central Bank Proposes Mandatory National ID Authentication for Financial Institutions
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has proposed requiring supervised financial institutions to integrate the country’s National ID Authentication Services into…
Vietnam Draft Customs Law Would Require E-ID for Cross-Border E-Commerce
Vietnam’s draft Customs Law would require e-ID checks for domestic traders using platforms for cross-border e-commerce, with one check per account proposed.
UK Watchdog Warns Police Are Buying Biometric Tech ‘Without Understanding It’
Police forces in England and Wales are acquiring powerful biometric and AI-assisted technologies without fully understanding what they are buying or its…
Malaysia’s Cybercrime Bill 2026 Adds Offences Tied to National Digital Identity
Malaysia has tabled the Cybercrime Bill 2026, which creates new offences relating to identity theft and the country’s National Digital Identity service as part…