Video game regulator proposes facial recognition software for age verification

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is seeking approval to use facial age estimation technology for age verification when purchasing video games.
The proposed system would analyze a photo of a user's face to estimate their age and require parental consent for minors.
The facial recognition software is developed by Yoti and SuperAwesome, who claim it can accurately detect minors 99.7% of the time.
The ESRB states that the facial images would be immediately deleted after estimation and not used for storage or training purposes.
The technology aims to provide an additional age verification method, but has raised some privacy and bias concerns.