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Apple sued over alleged lack of age checks for casino games in Brazil (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, app store, gambling apps

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EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | by Linux Phone | tags: age verification, hardware-bound attestation, android

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As New York Finalizes New Social Media Rules, US Senate Considers Nationwide 'SCREEN' Act (slashdot.org)

2026-08-02 | by Posted | tags: social media apps, ny social media rules, screen act

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Google Play is expanding age confirmation tools for app developers (engadget.com)

2026-07-29 | by Anna Washenko | tags: google play, age signals api, android developers

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Stop Killing the Internet: No Digital ID and No Age Verification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: internet, digital id, age verification

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The Future of Age Verification: Your Face Never Leaves Your Device (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-18 | tags: incode technologies, facial age estimation, online safety act

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What's wrong with EU age verification? (Nothing) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | get EU Digital Identity Wallet → | tags: age verification, open internet, children safety

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Something Is Wrong with Modern Longevity Science (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | by Dhruv Khullar | get Longevity Science Book → | tags: longevity science, jiroemon kimura, saul justin newman

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Age verification is just a precursor to automated attribution of speech (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | get Speech Recognition Software → | tags: age verification, identity attribution, osint

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The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | by Joe Mullin | get Parental Control Internet Router → | tags: kids online safety act, age verification, encrypted communications

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The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-25 | by Sarah Mclaughlin | get VPN Privacy Protection Kit → | tags: world cup, data privacy, age verification

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What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get Privacy Screen Filter → | tags: big tech, age verification, surveillance advertising

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Spying on kids to save kids from spying is stupid (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | get Child Monitoring Spy Camera → | tags: big tech, online platforms, age verification

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Never Give Them Your Face (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: government id, facial recognition, age verification

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UK Social Media Ban for Minors Has Privacy Experts Worried (darkreading.com)

2026-06-17 | get Parental Control Smartphone App → | tags: social media, minors, age verification

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Roblox rolls out its new age-gated account tiers globally (engadget.com)

2026-06-16 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Roblox Premium Membership → | tags: roblox, age-gated accounts, parental controls

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UK to require ID or face scan before you can make social media accounts (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-16 | get ID Verification Social Media Kit → | tags: uk government, social media, age verification

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Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’ (theverge.com)

2026-06-15 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Roblox Age Verification Kit → | tags: roblox, facial age estimation, safety policy

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Age verification tech could put children at greater risk, says think tank (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-08 | by Investigations Editor | get Child Identity Verification Kit → | tags: age verification, children, fipr

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Apple Is Bringing Age Verification To Texas This Week (slashdot.org)

2026-06-04 | get Age Verification Smartphone Kit → | tags: age verification, app store, apple

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Google Wallet ID passes will be available in select EU states this summer (engadget.com)

2026-06-04 | by Ian Carlos Campbell | get Google Wallet NFC Sticker → | tags: google wallet, sparkasse bank, age verification

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Apple begins requiring age verification for App Store use in Texas (engadget.com)

2026-06-03 | by Anna Washenko | get Apple Age Verification Kit → | tags: apple, app store, texas

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Apple is bringing age verification to Texas this week (theverge.com)

2026-06-03 | by Emma Roth | get Apple Age Verification Kit → | tags: apple, texas, age verification

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Age verification for social media, the beginning of the end for a free internet? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-01 | get Age Verification Software Tool → | tags: age verification, social media, big tech

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Yoti age checks share facial photos and device fingerprints with third parties (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by Who'S Behind This Story | get Yoti Age Verification Kit → | tags: yoti, age verification, facial photos

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GitHub's take on age assurance for developers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | by Margaret Tucker | get GitHub Copilot Subscription → | tags: github, open source, age verification

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Colorado Amended SB051 (Age Verification Bill) to Exclude Open Source Projects (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Open Source Age Verification Kit → | tags: colorado, sb051, open source

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OpenAI's new image watermarks make it easier to spot AI fakes - here's how (zdnet.com)

2026-05-19 | by David Gewirtz | get AI Watermark Detection Tool → | tags: openai, synthid watermarks, c2pa metadata

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EU To Crack Down On TikTok, Instagram's 'Addictive Design' (slashdot.org)

2026-05-12 | get Instagram Growth & Engagement Kit → | tags: age verification, der leyen, leyen

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EU Parliamentary Research Service calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | by Alex Lekander | get NordVPN Cybersecurity Bundle → | tags: vpn, age verification, european parliament