Google has started verifying the age of users of its Play Store store to download certain applications, a change it is introducing first in the United States and will gradually continue in other regions.
The Play Store already shows some users a process to verify age, among four available methods: with an image of the identity document, a ‘selfie’, the bank card and the ’email’ address.
Regardless of which method you choose, this is a process that will need to be completed to download certain applications in the United States.
These laws “require app stores to verify users’ ages, obtain parental approval, and provide information about users’ ages to creators,” as Google states on its website.
Europe is also working to incorporate online age verification, with the aim of reducing minors’ exposure to age-inappropriate content such as pornography, graphic violence, offensive language or dangerous behavior such as self-harm or eating disorders.
On the European continent, Google launched the Credential Manager age verification technology this summer, which creates a secure channel to share information about the user’s identity and allows it to be verified using technology tools.
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