App age verification isn’t just a theoretical concept being debated in Congress. A number of laws have already passed that require platforms to verify age for users in select states. For example, the ...

The EU’s age verification app for online platforms is “technically ready” and will soon be rolled out, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday as a growing number of ...

On April 15, the European Commission announced its age verification app was "technically ready." A week on, the app is already facing its first privacy and security hurdles — but the problem may go ...

Apple announced a new age verification tool in the U.S. and abroad to ensure users wishing to download certain apps are at least 18 years old to comply with laws enacted by some U.S. states and ...

Microsoft is adding system-level age verification to Windows 11, letting registered apps request age ranges and verification ...

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Now that Apple has started blocking users under 18 in certain regions from downloading apps, the company has introduced new age verification tools. Those will help developers "meet their age assurance ...

Apple's App Store age verification system has been updated to ensure compliance can be maintained in places like Louisiana, Utah, Australia, Brazil, and Singapore. Specifically, users in Australia, ...

The European Union's new age verification app, which is designed to protect children online, can be hacked in "two minutes", according to the boss of popular messaging app Telegram. Pavel Durov joined ...

Today, the President of the European Commission (the executive body of the European Union), Ursula von der Leyen, announced an EU age-verification app. Users download the app, which works on any ...