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===Storage of private and biometric Information by age verification service providers===

A study commissioned by the Australian government found that age verification service providers accumulate a concerning amount of personal information, sometimes even biometric in nature, even when that was not necessary to provide the age verification service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meineck |first=Sebastian |date=2025-09-03 |title=Anbieter von Alterskontrollen horten biometrische Daten [Age Verification Providers are hoarding biometric Data] |url=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/australisches-gutachten-anbieter-von-alterskontrollen-horten-biometrische-daten/ |access-date=2025-09-03 |website=Netzpolitik.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250903115436/https://netzpolitik.org/2025/australisches-gutachten-anbieter-von-alterskontrollen-horten-biometrische-daten/ |archive-date=2025-09-03 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Meineck |first=Sebastion |date=2025-09-03 |title=Anbieter von Alterskontrollen horten biometrische Daten [Google Translate English Version] |url=https://netzpolitik-org.translate.goog/2025/australisches-gutachten-anbieter-von-alterskontrollen-horten-biometrische-daten/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp |access-date=2025-09-03 |website=Netzpolitik.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251023063119/https://netzpolitik-org.translate.goog/2025/australisches-gutachten-anbieter-von-alterskontrollen-horten-biometrische-daten/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp |archive-date=2025-10-23 }}</ref>

===Age-gating===

Some applications or sites, such as [[Roblox]] use age-gating systems to segregate their users into age brackets. These brackets separate younger users from adults, but adults that are sexual predators can trick these systems to find easily the users they're targetting.

===Driving users towards smaller and completely unregulated offerings===

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*[https://reclaimthenet.org/age-verification Say No to Online Age Verification at Reclaim The Net]

==Alternatives==

These are more consumer-friendly alternatives to age verification that can protect consumer rights and younger users:

*Education about internet risks and usage of parental controls

*Internet service options that include the ability to block sites and configure parental controls to the liking of the user

*Mandate for social media the modification of their algorithms to prevent making the media addictive and the visibility of harmful and dangerous practices and the reinforcement of moderation and parental controls.

==See also==

*[[Chat Control]]

*[[Parents Decide Act]]

*[[Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA)]]

==References==

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 ===Storage of private and biometric Information by age verification service providers===
 A study commissioned by the Australian government found that age verification service providers accumulate a concerning amount of personal information, sometimes even biometric in nature, even when that was not necessary to provide the age verification service.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meineck |first=Sebastian |date=2025-09-03 |title=Anbieter von Alterskontrollen horten biometrische Daten [Age Verification Providers are hoarding biometric Data] |url=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/australisches-gutachten-anbieter-von-alterskontrollen-horten-biometrische-daten/ |access-date=2025-09-03 |website=Netzpolitik.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250903115436/https://netzpolitik.org/2025/australisches-gutachten-anbieter-von-alterskontrollen-horten-biometrische-daten/ |archive-date=2025-09-03 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Meineck |first=Sebastion |date=2025-09-03 |title=Anbieter von Alterskontrollen horten biometrische Daten [Google Translate English Version] |url=https://netzpolitik-org.translate.goog/2025/australisches-gutachten-anbieter-von-alterskontrollen-horten-biometrische-daten/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp |access-date=2025-09-03 |website=Netzpolitik.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251023063119/https://netzpolitik-org.translate.goog/2025/australisches-gutachten-anbieter-von-alterskontrollen-horten-biometrische-daten/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp |archive-date=2025-10-23 }}</ref>
+===Age-gating===
+Some applications or sites, such as [[Roblox]] use age-gating systems to segregate their users into age brackets. These brackets separate younger users from adults, but adults that are sexual predators can trick these systems to find easily the users they're targetting.
 ===Driving users towards smaller and completely unregulated offerings===
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 *[https://reclaimthenet.org/age-verification Say No to Online Age Verification at Reclaim The Net]
+==Alternatives==
+These are more consumer-friendly alternatives to age verification that can protect consumer rights and younger users:
+*Education about internet risks and usage of parental controls
+*Internet service options that include the ability to block sites and configure parental controls to the liking of the user
+*Mandate for social media the modification of their algorithms to prevent making the media addictive and the visibility of harmful and dangerous practices and the reinforcement of moderation and parental controls.
 ==See also==
 *[[Chat Control]]
+*[[Parents Decide Act]]
+*[[Malaysia Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA)]]
 ==References==