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Jun 05, 2020
Meet the Volunteer Edinburgh digital volunteer ID card!
There has been an incredible citizen response to the coronavirus crisis, with people signing up in their thousands to offer their support in any way they can. But as charities and volunteer groups bolster their ranks, the prohibitive costs and logistical issues of distributing ID cards has become a serious safeguarding issue. Which is why we’re delighted to be supporting Volunteer Edinburgh with digital volunteer ID cards that they can issue directly to a volunteer’s phone. Volunteer Edinburgh works with some of the most vulnerable citizens in Edinburgh. As they deploy 1,400 volunteers through the Scottish Government’s Scotland Cares, being
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Jun 02, 2020
Transforming the shopping experience with StrongPoint and automated age checks
We have joined forces with StrongPoint to transform the retail experience with automated technology that makes shopping smoother, faster and safer. Since the beginning of our collaboration back in 2018, we have streamlined Click & Collect, tobacco dispensing and automated self-checkout solutions to reduce the need for staff interventions. This gives shoppers a seamless and contactless experience, while saving retailers time and money. Our latest proposition is to introduce our anonymous age estimation technology, Yoti Age Scan, in StrongPoint self-checkouts, Click & Collect lockers and Vensafe dispensing machines. Customers will also be able to prove their age using their phone
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May 04, 2020
Building a secure credential management platform
Over the last ten years, we have seen a massive trend to digitalise everything that fits in your wallet. Credit cards, identity cards, keys, and even your scribbled-down passwords – digital wallets offer the ability to store an encrypted digital version of your credentials on your phone. But why stop at what fits in your wallet? What if you could keep all of your data secure and only share what’s strictly necessary with third parties? The potential for digital credentials has never been stronger than right now in the coronavirus crisis. Issuing third-party credentials to a citizen’s phone could hold
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Jan 24, 2020
Overcoming the drone accountability challenge with identity-linked drones
80 percent of UK citizens would support more widespread adoption of drones if there was a mechanism to provide increased safety, security and monitoring. These are the findings from The Cellular-connected Drones report, written by WPI Economics for Vodafone, which calls for commercial and public sector drones to be fitted with SIM cards to give them cellular network connectivity. This would mean drones could be flown beyond the “visual line of sight” of their operators, which is stipulated by current rules. Drones have significant positive use cases for hard-to-reach areas, such as delivering time-critical medical supplies, inspecting infrastructure, responding to
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Nov 21, 2019
A look at our biometric technology
As our everyday lives become more digital, traditional IDs lag behind. They reveal more information than necessary, don’t make it easy to prove your identity remotely, and are easily lost and expensive to replace. That’s why we built Yoti app – to give everyone access to a digital ID built for a digital world. It makes the everyday easier and enables you to share less data and securely store your personal details in a privacy-centric way. We use biometric technology because it’s currently the most secure way of proving that you are who you say you are and that your
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Jul 18, 2019
Developing our facial age estimation tech through roundtable discussions
Here at Yoti, we’re on a mission to become the world’s most trusted identity platform. This isn’t something we plan on doing on our own but with the input, expertise and knowledge of people from all across society. We have our Guardian Council of influential individuals who ensure that we always seek to do the right thing, and that we are transparent about what we are doing and why. We also have an internal trust committee, who oversee the development and implementation of our ethical approaches. Earlier this year, we held two roundtables with experts in their fields to discuss