Digital ID
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Mar 13, 2024
DSIT report on public views of digital identities
Last year, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) commissioned a public dialogue to seek views from the public on digital identities. They wanted to explore the benefits and concerns associated with digital identity services. We take a look at some of the key findings and themes from the public dialogue, and what this means for the future of digital identities in the UK. UK digital identity and attributes trust framework Digital identities give us a way to prove who we are, without needing to use physical documents. They can offer us greater privacy, security and convenience over
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Feb 29, 2024
Combatting deepfakes online
It’s concerning to see how innovative artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to create deepfakes that are spreading disingenuous information and explicit images online. Deepfakes are realistic videos or images created by generative AI. Fraudsters can now use advanced algorithms to manipulate visual and audio elements that mimic real people. This fake content shows people doing or saying things they never did. Two prominent individuals have recently been targets of deepfake scams. A video featuring Taylor Swift generated by artificial intelligence was used to promote a fraudulent cookware competition, and explicit AI-generated images of her were widely circulated online. Additionally,
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Oct 19, 2023
Addressing social challenges: How a Digital ID can help solve everyday problems
At Yoti, social purpose is at the heart of everything we do. When we create new products, we try to think of the social challenges that our technology could help tackle. In this case, that’s helping people prove who they are, safely and securely. This series explores the potential of our products to meaningfully help individual users and wider society. This article focuses on the everyday problems that Digital IDs can help to solve. What can you use a Digital ID for? You need an identity, or some way of proving who you are, to access a variety of
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Sep 27, 2023
From physical to digital: how we transform your ID
There can be hidden beauty in things taking on new forms. A caterpillar becoming a butterfly, water turning into wine, a physical ID transforming into a Digital ID. If you’ve ever wondered how we do it, wonder no more. As we continue to shape the future of digital identity, we’ll continue sharing our methods with you. After all, the Digital ID app is created for you, so it’s only right we let you in on the magic. What is a Digital ID? A Digital ID is your ID on your phone and your data in your hands. It gives
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Sep 06, 2023
How we keep your Digital ID private and secure
We’re committed to making the digital world safer for everyone. Yoti was created as we wanted to give every person a secure way of proving their age or identity. It’s quite literally why we exist. So it only made sense that we’ve built our Digital ID app with privacy and security at its core. We’re building technology that makes it easier and safer for you to go about your business, but that doesn’t mean we have to know your business. Just as the right to an identity is a fundamental human right, so is the right to privacy. And we’ll
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Jun 22, 2023
Free Digital ID age checks
With so much of our lives spent online – we can chat to friends, watch our favourite shows, and expand our learning – it’s so important to make sure children are only accessing age-appropriate content. In the UK, the Age Appropriate Design Code (the ‘AADC’, also called the Children’s Code) will soon be complemented by the Online Safety Bill. In the US, California has passed its own version of the AADC which comes into force from 1st July 2024. An increasing number of US regulators are also bringing in legislation which requires social media and adult platforms to verify the