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Age verification software: South Africa rejects ID checks

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South Africa's pushback on mandatory biometric age gating highlights a technical reality that computer vision engineers and system architects face every day: the widening gap between probabilistic biometric estimation and enforceable system architecture. When policymakers debate online safety, the…

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  1. 2026-09-11 16:45 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
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