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Feb 01, 2024
A chat with Emily Hyett, Yoti’s Group Product Manager
With so much going on in the digital identity space, we caught up with Emily Hyett, our Group Product Manager. She chats through the latest trends in the identity industry, why data privacy is so important, and what her typical day at Yoti looks like. Can you share your personal journey and the path that led you to Yoti? I studied Astrophysics at university, and then my first role was working in a tech consultancy. We worked with the UK government to help them digitise the biometrics they used across policing. So I went to about 30 different police
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Jan 25, 2024
Challenge 25: Enhancing age checks with facial age estimation and Digital IDs
‘Challenge 25’ is a scheme used by retailers who sell age-restricted products. It requires shoppers who are over 18 but look under 25 to show ID. But why was Challenge 25 introduced and how can age estimation technology and Digital IDs strengthen age checks in today’s world? The history of Challenge 25 In 2005, test purchases revealed that some retailers were selling age-restricted items to underage customers. This testing was part of the Government’s Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign (AMEC). Research commissioned at the time explored why these underage sales were taking place. The key finding showed that retail staff
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Jan 09, 2024
Inside the unique role of Yoti's Super Recognisers
A Super Recogniser is a person with an innate ability to recognise faces. Only 1-2% of the global population who take the tests are classed as Super Recognisers. At Yoti, our Super Recognisers match faces 1:1. This means they can compare the photo on an identity document with a selfie and determine if it’s the same person. We do this if our automated check does not conclude this with high confidence, to help with trickier account creations, or when businesses want increased confidence about a person’s identity. Our highly skilled team of Super Recognisers also complete visual document verification checks
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Jan 08, 2024
What’s in store for 2024
As we get our heads back into work after the festive break, our team has shared their predictions for 2024. The threat from deepfakes will accelerate In 2023, the threat of AI generated deepfakes continued to make the headlines. Some celebrities and well-known public figures found a fake advert of them promoting special offers or investments. News stories reported scammers using AI to mimic the voice of a loved one or to pretend to be someone from their bank. And technology was used to create AI-generated child sexual abuse images. With over 70 countries hosting general elections in 2024,
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Dec 19, 2023
A look back on 2023
It’s been another busy year for all at Yoti. We launched a new Digital ID app with Lloyds Bank, continued to campaign for a safer internet, recertified as a B Corp and completed over 6.5 million age and identity checks every month. That and much more! Here’s a lookback on some of our favourite highlights from the year… Launched a new Digital ID app with Lloyds Bank Lloyds Bank released a new Digital ID app – Lloyds Bank Smart ID. The app, which is built using our technology, gives people a more private, secure and convenient way to prove
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Dec 14, 2023
Stay Merry and Scam-Free: Avoiding a Criminal Christmas
With identity fraud peaking over the festive season and many shoppers now doing the bulk of their Christmas shopping online, it’s more important than ever to know how to protect yourself and your personal information. Louise Bruder, our Super Recogniser and Training Manager, is well equipped to share her top tips on how to stay safe this festive season: Check who you’re buying gifts from If you’re planning to buy your loved one a gift from an online marketplace it’s important to know who you’re buying from. After all, it’s very common for scammers to list fake concert tickets