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Jul 27, 2021
Digital hiring vs in-person hiring: a post-pandemic conundrum
Lord Holmes, life peer in the House of Lords and dedicated advocate for the power of technology, talks about the change in right to work checks as set out by the Home Office. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, digital hiring became more widely adopted following the temporary decision to allow digital right-to-work checks. The Home Office has since decided to revert back to in-person hiring, despite an overall sentiment from businesses that Digital ID checks are more secure and efficient. *** Building back better with digital hiring On the Home Office’s step by
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Jul 26, 2021
Romance fraud: how to tell if you're being scammed with Yoti peer-to-peer checks
In 2020, there were over 270 million online dating users and 2.89 billion users of social media. People have been seeking virtual social and romantic relationships more than ever before, with dating sites seeing huge increases in platform usage following the enforcement of national lockdowns. But if you have ever made one of these accounts, you’ll know just how easy it is to make a profile using a false identity. This practice has given rise to a phenomenon called romance fraud, which UK Finance reported to have cost its victims a total of £18.5 million.
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Jul 23, 2021
How big is your digital footprint? Tech expert Gus Fraser tells us how he's fixing the personal data crisis
At Yoti, one of our seven ethical principles is to encourage the personal ownership of data, which is why we are thrilled to have spoken with Gus Fraser, CEO of Revoke, about all things data and privacy. Revoke is the company striving to fix the personal data crisis for individuals. In this Q&A, Gus tells us more about how to manage our ‘digital footprint’, and how tools like Revoke can help individuals avoid data breaches and hacks. *** Tell me about Revoke and what data and privacy means to you. Revoke helps people to regain control of
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Jul 08, 2021
Identity verification made simple
Make it easy for your customers to prove their identity with just an ID document and a biometric selfie. Users can also capture other documents as proof of address, such as a utility bill or bank statement. The identity verification process is fully configurable and can be seamlessly embedded into a website or app. Alternatively, manage the entire process through our no-code web portal and let your users complete the verification process with a simple web link. Download your product sheet
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Jul 06, 2021
Yoti - who we are and what we do
In a world where trust is increasingly important, proving identity and age has become a complex and often intrusive process, leaving people vulnerable to fraud and data misuse. At the same time, businesses face growing challenges in verifying customers securely while complying with regulations and protecting privacy. We founded Yoti in 2014 to give people and businesses secure, privacy-focused age and identity solutions. This began with the Yoti app, a free Digital ID people can use to prove who they are, access services, and connect with confidence. Over the past 10+ years, we have
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Jun 24, 2021
A guide to the European Commission’s proposed legal framework for regulating high-risk AI systems
On 21 April 2021, not long after a leaked portion had caused a stir, the European Commission published its proposed legal framework for the regulation of artificial intelligence (“AI”). Whilst only a first draft, therefore subject to the push and pull of the amendment (or ‘trilogue’) process over the coming months, it marks an important milestone in the European Commission’s journey to engender a culture of ‘trustworthy’ artificial intelligence across the European Union. The proposal has important implications for the developers of biometric systems, like Yoti. Although it will undergo a number of revisions before the