Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage | TechCrunch

The visual analysis system is now operating in select countries, but Meta says it's working toward a broader rollout.

TechCrunch

Teens Exploit Age Checks with Simple Facial Manipulation Tactics

Kids are outsmarting age checks with a surprisingly simple trick: drawing on a fake mustache. This clever tactic allows them to bypass age verification systems with ease.

https://osintsights.com/teens-exploit-age-checks-with-simple-facial-manipulation-tactics?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#AgeChecks #FacialManipulation #EmergingThreats #BiometricSpoofing #IdentityVerification

Teens Exploit Age Checks with Simple Facial Manipulation Tactics

Learn how teens exploit age checks with facial manipulation tactics and find out how to prevent them from beating age verification systems effectively now.

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RFK Jr. unveils campaign for ‘deprescribing’ antidepressants

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced his new initiative boost “deprescribing” psychiatric medications, during a Make America Healthy Again…

The Hill
16% of Parents Help Their Children Bypass Online Age Checks, Study Finds. One 15-Year-Old Just Uses a Fake Moustache - Slashdot

The Independent reports that "more than a third of children in the UK have found a way around age verification measures" for social media sites and other online platforms. And new research from online safety organisation Internet Matters "suggests one in six parents have helped their child to get...

Roblox cuts 2026 guidance after age-verification slowdown

The gaming platform's updated bookings guidance midpoint of $7.47 billion falls nearly $1 billion short of Wall Street's expectations

Quartz
Utah’s New Law Targeting VPNs Goes Into Effect Next Week

For the last couple of years, we’ve watched the same predictable cycle play out across the globe: a state (or country) passes a clunky age-verification mandate, and, without fail, Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage surges as residents scramble to maintain their privacy and anonymity. We've seen...

Electronic Frontier Foundation
SCAN FACE TO PLAY: PlayStation ID Verification

YouTube
The GUARD Act Isn’t Targeting Dangerous AI—It’s Blocking Everyday Internet Use

Lawmakers in Congress are moving quickly on the GUARD Act, an age-gating bill restricting minors’ access to a wide range of online tools, with a key vote expected this week. The proposal is framed as a response to alarming cases involving “AI companions” and vulnerable young users. But the text of...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Die Applikationen zur #Altersverifizierung der europäischen #Union wurden heute offiziell in mehreren Repositories (noch als Entwurf) unter Open Source Lizenz veröffentlicht.

Ab sofort testbar .. frohes hacken ..

#eu #oss #opensource #identityverification

https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet

European Digital Identity

Official GitHub Organization of the European Digital Identity project. - European Digital Identity

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