Australian report raises concerns over age-verification software ahead of teen social ban
Australia's government-commissioned trial tested over 60 age verification tools, finding they can enforce the under-16 social media ban with privacy protections but require multiple methods due to accuracy limits.
- Australia's government plans to ban under-16s from social media from December, but an age verification report found no perfect solution.
- The report recommended layering verification methods to create a robust system, as accuracy issues exist around age 16 and for certain demographics.
- While welcomed by the age verification industry, the report noted accuracy disparities for non-Caucasian, older, female, and indigenous users around age 16.
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Age Verification Trial for Social Media Ban Raises Privacy and Data Retention Concerns
The Australian government’s Age Assurance Technology Trial report has sparked privacy concerns and fears big tech will retain data. The technology trial was released by the Australian government on Sept. 1 ahead of the social media ban for children under 16. The technology trial report involved 48 companies, including big tech participants such as Apple, Google, SnapChat, TikTok and Meta. It found that age verification works, but did not endorse…
Australia's social media ban can be enforced 'effectively', official report finds
The Australian government is banning young teenagers from social media from December and commissioned the report to look into how the new rules could be enforced. The study into age verification tools found some groups faced "reduced accuracy" in certain scenarios.
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