‘Facial age estimation’ tool approved as Ofcom attempts to protect children online

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The technology uses a phone camera to capture an image of someone’s face and calculate their likely age.

People about to view porn love to have their picture taken and uploaded to a database. I see literally no problems with this whatsoever.

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