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AI age verification app approved by Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Trading Standards

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AgeAI, a GDPR certified app, now has UK-wide compliance approval and is endorsed for use by retailers all over the UK A new AI app – AgeAI – that provides automated and accurate facial age estimation has received Primary Authority approval from Peterborough & Cambridgeshire…

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