The EU has updated its age verification standards for minors, with a focus on privacy-preserving methods.
India's proposed Digital Privacy Data Protection Act, 2023, requires websites and online services to verify user age, with additional obligations for minors, including obtaining verifiable parental consent and refraining from targeted advertising.
There might not be a perfect system in place that ensures the accuracy of the verification method, protects the privacy and security of users, and adheres to data minimisation principles.
The proposal has drawn criticism from the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), the French-based data protection commission, over potential privacy implications.
Author's summary: EU updates age verification standards for minors with a focus on privacy.