I was encouraged to check out k-ID, a firm that tracks age compliance laws on a global basis. It also lets companies ensure that their users comply with these laws.
How? The company explains.
“Age assurance refers to a range of methods and technologies used to estimate, verify or confirm someone’s age. Different countries allow different methods, but here are a few commonly used by k-ID…”
The following methods are then listed:
- Face Scan: Your age is estimated by completing a video selfie
- ID Scan: Your age is confirmed by scanning a government-issued ID
- Credit Card: Confirm you’re an adult by using a valid credit card
Note that k-ID’s age assurance methods include age estimation (via your face), age verification (via your government ID), and age who-knows-what (IMHO, possession of a credit card proves nothing, especially if it’s someone else’s).
But if k-ID truly applies the appropriate laws to age assurance, it’s a step in the right direction. Because keeping track of laws in hundreds of thousands of jurisdictions can be a…um…challenge.
(Old Enough picture from Imagen 3)
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