Proof of Age, Leap of Faith: The EU KIDS Act’s Security Gamble
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Henna Virkkunen, deputy head of the European Commission, argued that websites should be safe from the design stage. Some MEPs warned that age restrictions alone are not enough. Draft new rules for protecting children online. This was the first debate in the European Parliament on the EU Kids Act, recently presented by the European Commission. It stipulates that children under 13 will not be able to use social media, and those aged 13-15 will onl…
Proof of Age, Leap of Faith: The EU KIDS Act’s Security Gamble
The European Commission’s proposed EU KIDS Act would bar children under 15 from creating or using accounts on certain social-networking and video-sharing services, with a guardian-controlled option for 13- and 14-year-olds. It would also require providers to build broader safety protections into their services. Both sets of obligations would rely on age assurance—methods for verifying ... Proof of Age, Leap of Faith: The EU KIDS Act’s Security G…
The European Parliament held a debate on the European Commission's proposal to limit children's access to online platforms. Commission representatives argued that services should be safe by design. However, some MEPs warned that age restrictions alone are not enough.
Our children have long been exposed to technologies that were not designed with their well-being in mind. Speaking in the European Parliament on 6 October, Henna Virkkunen, Commissioner for Technical Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, defended the European Commission's proposal to strengthen children's safety online. The so-called EU KIDS Act, among other things, prohibits or restricts the creation of accounts on.
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