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That's What a Data Protection Officer Says About Social Media Age Controls

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How could a social media age control function without revealing too much personal data? A data protection expert warns against ID uploads and AI estimates.If an age limit for social media should be reached in Germany, the question arises about a data protection-compliant control. After all, the birthday and the year of birth are very personal data. "It is important that the systems can effectively capture the age and they intervene as little as …

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How could a social media age control function without revealing too much personal data? A data protection expert warns against ID uploads and AI estimates.If an age limit for social media should be reached in Germany, the question arises about a data protection-compliant control. After all, the birthday and the year of birth are very personal data. "It is important that the systems can effectively capture the age and they intervene as little as …

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If there is an age limit for social media in Germany, the question arises about a data protection-compliant control. After all, the birthday and the year of birth are very personal data. "It is important that the systems can effectively capture the age and they intervene as little as possible in the fundamental rights of the checked," says the Hessian data protection officer Alexander Roßnagel of the German Press Agency in Wiesbaden. Furthermore…

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Zeit Online broke the news in Germany on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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