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Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.

TechnologyMarch 19, 20261 min readAttributed summary
Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here's how it works.
On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.
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Last month, Discord quickly backpedaled after it announced that an age-verification system would roll out globally.

Discord's reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified scrutiny of the platform's age-check partners. Suddenly, these often-overlooked players in the "age-assurance" ecosystem had to defend their tech or risk losing major contracts.

The whole saga shined a harsh spotlight on the current problems with age-verification tech—and on the technical solutions aiming to make the whole process both secure and private.

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Source: Ars Technica

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