FTC Encourages Age-Verification Tech to Strengthen COPPA Protections
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The FTC issued a policy statement saying it will not pursue COPPA enforcement actions against general‑ or mixed‑audience sites that collect personal information solely to determine a user’s age through age‑verification tech, provided they meet strict conditions (no extra use or retention, proper third‑party assurances, clear notices, reasonable security, and likely accurate age results). The agency also plans to review the COPPA Rule as age‑verification technologies evolve, with the policy remaining in effect until final rule amendments.
- FTC Issues COPPA Policy Statement to Incentivize the Use of Age Verification Technologies to Protect Children Online Federal Trade Commission (.gov)
- The Age-Verification Trap IEEE Spectrum
- Can social media age verification really protect kids? Rest of World
- ☺️ Trust Us With Your Face | EFFector 38.4 Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet The Verge
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