🚨 BREAKING 🚨
The UK Information Commissioner's Office and Ofcom are pushing for tech companies to strengthen age checks.
It's disastrous that the ICO wants to somehow 'protect children’s data' by compelling 13-18 year olds to use poorly regulated digital identification products that could put their biometric data at risk.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/social-media-ico-protect-children-b2936462.html
#ageverification #privacy #digitalid #ofcom #ico #onlinesafety #ukpolitics #ukpol
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