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Instagram Uses Yoti’s Biometric Tech to Enforce User Age Gate

June 23, 2022

One of the world’s biggest social media platforms is turning to Yoti for age verification. Instagram is now using the company’s age estimation tech to enforce age limits on its […]

US Senators Ask TikTok to Explain Biometric Data Collection Policy

August 20, 2021

A pair of US Senators have penned an open letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to express their concerns about the company’s data collection practices. The letter specifically asks […]

IDmission Provides Biometric Onboarding Services for Arab-focused Social Media Network

February 3, 2021

IDmission will be providing biometric onboarding services for the Baaz social media platform in the Middle East. According to the company, Baaz was designed to meet the unique cultural expectations […]

FaceTec Biometrics to Weed Out Bots from New Social Media Platform

September 10, 2020

“We’re creating an alternative for anyone disappointed that social media today puts ad revenue above authenticity. Using a trusted biometric identity solution that actually delivers is a key part of […]

TikTok Data Collection Includes Behavioral Biometrics, Location Info

July 13, 2020

The United States government is reportedly considering a ban against Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, over what some security experts say are valid fears regarding user privacy and the security […]

TikTok Faces Class Action BIPA Lawsuit Over Biometric Data Collection

May 4, 2020

TikTok has become the latest major consumer-facing tech company to face a lawsuit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The maker of an eponymous and highly popular video sharing […]

Facebook’s Clearview-style App Never Saw Light of Day

March 20, 2020

Facebook was testing out an Augmented Reality app that would let users identify where people at whom they pointed their phone were ‘friends’ with them on the social media platform, […]

Facebook Tells Clearview AI to Stop Taking Photos

February 6, 2020

Clearview AI is continuing to experience blowback over its controversial facial recognition scheme. Facebook has told Clearview to stop mining the social media platform for the photos in its database, […]

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