The Federal Trade Commission is encouraging companies to adopt age verification technologies by announcing it will not enforce a children’s online privacy law against certain websites that collect and use minors’ personal data in order to verify their ages.
“Age verification technologies are some of the most child-protective technologies to emerge in decades,” Christopher Mufarrige, the director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a press release. “Our statement incentivizes operators to use these innovative tools, empowering parents to protect their children online.”
There are certain criteria that websites need to meet in order …
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Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/885592/ftc-age-verification-childrens-online-privacy-enforcement
Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/885592/ftc-age-verification-childrens-online-privacy-enforcement
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