Dossier
age-verification technology
Coverage of age-verification technology in the Nexus archive.
- The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed
The UK Home Office is implementing facial scanning technology to verify the age of asylum-seekers, despite internal tests revealing the technology's flaws and risks of life-altering errors. The government is proceeding with the system despite awareness of its potential inaccuracies.