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Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
The Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) is a UKAS-accredited conformity assessment body, comprised of auditors, certification specialists, and data protection experts. We independently test and certify online and offline systems that check age and identity, such as passport scanners, biometric technology, and age verification software.
Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) Biometrics News
Private, effective age verification is possible: Australia age assurance technology trial
“Age assurance can be done in Australia and can be private, robust and effective.” This is the key finding of…
| Jun 12, 2025 | Age assurance trial on track amid sweeping online regulatory changes in AustraliaAustralia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial is going well, thank you very much. That’s the gist of a post from the… |
| May 22, 2025 | Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial is halfway doneThe Age Assurance Technology Trial is about halfway through its vendor interviews – according to an email update, “the critical… |
| May 8, 2025 | Age assurance from Big Tech potential non-factor in Australian trialThe Age Assurance Technology Trial has released the minutes from its stakeholder advisory board meeting. The document provides an update… |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Biometric Update Podcast looks at the road to a global standard for age assuranceEpisode 2 of the Biometric Update Podcast is a dispatch from the 2025 Global Age Assurance Standards Summit, held from… |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Age assurance standards approach inflection point as regulations roll outAge assurance is reaching a number of dramatic milestones this year, including the publication of a finalized ISO standard, the… |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Relying parties next up to advance age assurance: Summit CommuniqueGlobal regulators are now equipped with the tools and resources to set age assurance rules for their jurisdictions that draw… |
| Apr 8, 2025 | ACCS partners with IEEE on certification program for 2089.1 age assurance standardStandards body IEEE has announced a partnership with the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS), which will see the UK organization… |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Age Assurance Technology Trial solidifies list of participants, adds GoogleThe Australian government’s Age Assurance Technology Trial has added new companies to its evaluations and issued an update on its… |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Paravision age estimation aces Challenge 25 test in ACCS evaluationAn announcement from Paravision says its biometric age estimation technology has achieved Level 3 certification from the Age Check Certification… |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Test lab, bias considerations for Australia age assurance trial revealedTesting and evaluation of age assurance technologies for the upcoming trial in Australia will be carried out by Melbourne-based software… |
| Feb 10, 2025 | ACCS announces participants in Australia’s Age Assurance Technology TrialIn keeping with its philosophy of transparency by default in running Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial, the Age Check Certification… |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Gesture-based age estimation tool BorderAge joins Australia age assurance trialAustralia’s age assurance technology trial is testing the new biometric tool that performs age estimation based on hand gestures. The… |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Age assurance community gathers to work on global standards for local regulationsThe global community of age assurance stakeholders is preparing to meet in Amsterdam to discuss a rapidly changing regulatory landscape,… |
| Jan 7, 2025 | New age assurance standard the culmination of ‘enormous amount of work’Work on the ISO/IEC DIS 27566-1 draft standard on age assurance has entered the public enquiry phase. Interested parties are… |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Govt should collaborate with private sector on DUA Bill: ExpertsThe UK is debating its new Data (Use and Access) Bill, a legislation that is supposed to pave the way… |
| Nov 28, 2024 | ACCS’s Tony Allen breaks down Australia’s Age Assurance Technology TrialIn Canberra on Thursday, Tony Allen, CEO of the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS), presented a stakeholder briefing on the… |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Biometrics emerge as likely age assurance option as Australian gov’t rules out ID docsKids in Australia may find themselves scrambling to create as many social media accounts as they can before the end… |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Should app stores be responsible for age assurance? Meta says yes but experts disagreeSocial media platforms are not fond of age assurance measures as a rule, but Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook,… |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Rush to pass Australia age verification law causing outcryThe Australian government is hitting the gas in its drive to require age verification measures for social media and porn… |
Brand Focus: Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS)
ITL’s MyCheckr: a step forward in age estimation
A simple addition of biometrics-based automation to age checks when purchasing age restricted goods could reduce violent incidents, along with…
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Watch: Age verification: Lessons learned from the UK
Governments around the world are increasingly enacting legislation to ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect children from accessing…
