UK movie theaters to use digital IDs for kids

In a further normalization of digital IDs, movie theaters in the UK are set to introduce digital IDs for kids, used to prevent kids from seeing films with sexual and violent content.

The technology has been developed by Yoti and will help movie theaters fulfill their legal obligation to stop kids from seeing films with violence and sexual content.

The digital ID has been approved to help kids access trust funds when they reach 18 and is being trialed at supermarkets.

Critics have privacy concerns and fear the no...