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US government denies ESRB's AI-powered face-scanning 'age estimation' proposal, but it's probably not gone for good

By Andy Chalk Published

news The FTC has denied the ESRB group's initial proposal for a Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation system but says it can resubmit with more supporting information later.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 17: Former U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman departs the White House after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump May 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump is interviewing candidates to replace former FBI Director James Comey who was fired last week. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Former US senator and anti-videogame crusader Joe Lieberman has died at age 82

By Andy Chalk Published

news Lieberman's congressional hearings into videogame violence in the early 1990s helped drive the creation of the ESRB.

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The ESRB has started slapping blockchain games with Adults Only ratings, so Epic has changed its store policy to allow them

By Andy Chalk Published

news Porn games are still forbidden, but games that get an AO rating specifically because they use blockchain tech will be allowed on the storefront.

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Output of an Artificial Intelligence system from Google Vision, performing Facial Recognition on a photograph of a man, with facial features identified and facial bounding boxes present, San Ramon, California, November 22, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
ESRB says proposed age verification scan is misunderstood: It doesn't 'confirm the identity of users' and is unrelated to videogame age ratings

By Andy Chalk Published

news The ESRB's proposed Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation system came to light yesterday through an FTC filing.

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ESRB Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation illustration
The ESRB wants to start using facial scanning technology to check people's ages

By Andy Chalk Published

news The FTC is now seeking public feedback on the ESRB's proposal.

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An image from the Nintendo Switch port of No More Heroes.
No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2 rated for PC by the ESRB

By Jonathan Bolding Published

News Laser sword fights and sex jokes incoming.

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ESRB adds a new warning label for loot boxes

By Andy Chalk Published

news It's called 'Random Items,' because most parents still don't know what loot boxes are.

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The FTC agrees to investigate loot boxes

By Fraser Brown Published

News While the ESA continues to defend them.

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