New laws in Brazil, California, Colorado, and New York are mandating age verification in operating systems and websites, creating a conflict between child protection and data privacy. These regulations require collecting personal data to verify age, which often contradicts modern privacy laws. The author discusses different approaches, noting that American methods using device-level controls may be more technologically feasible than European government-centric models.
Background
Age verification requirements are becoming legally mandated worldwide to protect minors online, but these systems often require collecting and storing personal identification data. This creates tension with data protection regulations like GDPR and COPPA that aim to limit data collection.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Mar 11, 2026 at 06:58 PM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10