Age Assurance
Protecting age-restricted access through verified, standards-based assurance.
BixeLab provides independent performance and compliance testing for age assurance systems—helping technology providers, platforms, and regulators evaluate how well these systems prevent inappropriate access to age-restricted content or services.
Whether using biometrics, AI-based estimation, document checks, or hybrid approaches, we offer trusted, standards-aligned testing to support policy compliance and risk mitigation.
What Is Age Assurance?
Age assurance refers to systems that estimate or verify a user’s age-or age group-to restrict access to content, products, or services (e.g. adult content, gambling, alcohol, social platforms). These systems may estimate age based on facial analysis, validate age using identity documents, or categorise users via behavioural data.
In regulated digital environments, especially those involving minors, robust assurance of these systems’ accuracy and fairness is essential.
Benefits of Testing Age Assurance Systems
Meet Regulatory Obligations
Support compliance with child safety laws, digital service regulations (e.g. EU Digital Services Act), and data privacy codes.
Public Confidence
Demonstrate system transparency, accuracy, and fairness to users, guardians, and regulators.
Reduce Liability
Mitigate the risk of underage access, content misuse, and reputational or legal harm.
What Age Assurance Items Are Tested?
Accuracy of biometric or AI-based age assurance tools
Bias and demographic performance variability
False acceptance/rejection rates in access gating
Document verification and anti-fraud robustness
Risk of circumvention or spoofing
Adherence to relevant standards (e.g. ISO/IEC, ICO Age Appropriate Design Code, EU Digital Services Act)
End-to-end user experience and opt-out pathways
Our Capabilities
BixeLab combines biometric, AI, and identity system expertise to provide credible assurance for age verification and estimation technologies.
Our services include:
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Accuracy benchmarking across age groups
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Fairness and demographic bias testing
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Presentation Attack Detection for facial estimation
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Vulnerability and spoofing risk assessment
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User Experience and friction testing for minors and guardians
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Training and advisory through BixeAcademy
Why Work with BixeLab?
Q: Do you test AI-based facial age estimation tools?
Yes. We independently assess accuracy, fairness, and resilience, including under ISO/IEC and regulator-aligned frameworks.
Q: Can you help with child safety compliance?
Absolutely. We support organisations in meeting UK, EU, and Australian child protection regulations with trusted third-party testing.
Q: Is demographic bias tested?
Yes. We provide detailed analysis of system performance across different age ranges, ethnicities, and genders.