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FTC Makes It Easier for Online Services to Use Age Verification Technologies, Nerissa Coyle McGinn

FTC Makes It Easier for Online Services to Use Age Verification Technologies, Nerissa Coyle McGinn

2026-03-11  Ian Fleming

To avoid enforcement actions, the online service must do the following: Only use and disclose the collected information for age verification purposes Only retain the collected information as long as is necessary to verify the user's age Only disclose the collected information to third parties who will maintain its confidentiality Provide clear notice to parents regarding the information collected for age verification purposes Employ reasonable security safeguards for the information collection collected Take reasonable steps to determine that the age verification method is accurate


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