Report from age assurance trial finds multiple fallback options may be needed, as communications minister says there is no ‘one size fits all’ solutionGet our
Report from age assurance trial finds multiple fallback options may be needed, as communications minister says there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution
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The official trial of age assurance technologies that could be used to keep under-16s from accessing social media has found that while there were effective options, errors were inevitable and age estimation tools were more likely to make mistakes for users within two years of 16.
The long-awaited report from the trial found that companies may need to provide multiple “fallback options” such as ID checks in those cases where age estimation technology fails.
Continue reading...Source: Guardian - World News
