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Google starts rolling out YouTube-style age checks for Play Store (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/privacy@programming.dev

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Google has reportedly started rolling out its new age verification requirements for the Play Store.

Failure to prove you are 18 or older could lead to disruptions in app downloads.

Adult users find these new systems very intrusive also report being wrongly flagged as minors and forced to verify using sensitive personal information, including selfies, credit cards, or government IDs.

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[–] Scoopta@programming.dev 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmmm, now is this actually doing any good for anyone...or is big tech using children and governments as an excuse to collect more of our data? Hard to tell /s

[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

This is about blocking large swaths of content and making social profiles for people without anonymity.