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"If you’ve been following the wave of age-gating laws sweeping across the
country and the globe, you’ve probably noticed that lawmakers, tech companies,
and advocates all seem to be using different terms for what sounds like the
same thing. Age verification, age assurance, age estimation, age gating—they
get thrown around interchangeably, but they technically mean different things.
And those differences matter a lot when we’re talking about your rights, your
privacy, your data, and who gets to access information online.
So let’s clear up the confusion. Here’s your guide to the terminology that’s
shaping these laws, and why you should care about the distinctions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
