
EU Rolls Out Age Verification App as Privacy Groups Warn of Risks
While the Commission touts privacy-by-design features, digital rights organizations have raised sharp concerns about the broader implications.

While the Commission touts privacy-by-design features, digital rights organizations have raised sharp concerns about the broader implications.

Several member states, including France, Denmark, Greece and Spain, have been pushing for coordinated action at EU level.

Warsaw aims to roll out digital identity-based verification later this year to give protection of minors online.

Under the new rules, to be enforced by Britain’s media watchdog, websites and apps hosting potentially harmful content will be held responsible for age checks.